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Definition of Piper AEthiopicum

Piper AEthiopicum
Guinea Guin"ea (g[i^]n"[-e]), n. 1. A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named. 2. A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the issue of sovereigns in 1817. The guinea, so called from the Guinea gold out of which it was first struck, was proclaimed in 1663, and to go for twenty shillings; but it never went for less than twenty-one shillings. --Pinkerton. Guinea corn. (Bot.) See Durra. Guinea Current (Geog.), a current in the Atlantic Ocean setting southwardly into the Bay of Benin on the coast of Guinea. Guinea dropper one who cheats by dropping counterfeit guineas. [Obs.] --Gay. Guinea fowl, Guinea hen (Zo["o]l.), an African gallinaceous bird, of the genus Numida, allied to the pheasants. The common domesticated species (N. meleagris), has a colored fleshy horn on each aide of the head, and is of a dark gray color, variegated with small white spots. The crested Guinea fowl (N. cristata) is a finer species. Guinea grains (Bot.), grains of Paradise, or amomum. See Amomum. Guinea grass (Bot.), a tall strong forage grass (Panicum jumentorum) introduced. from Africa into the West Indies and Southern United States. Guinea-hen flower (Bot.), a liliaceous flower (Fritillaria Meleagris) with petals spotted like the feathers of the Guinea hen. Guinea peach. See under Peach. Guinea pepper (Bot.), the pods of the Xylopia aromatica, a tree of the order Anonace[ae], found in tropical West Africa. They are also sold under the name of Piper [AE]thiopicum. Guinea pig. [Prob. a mistake for Guiana pig.] (a) (Zo["o]l.) A small Brazilian rodent (Cavia cobaya), about seven inches in length and usually of a white color, with spots of orange and black.

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- verticilliflorus Steud. Rhaphis arundinacea Desv. Sorghum abyssini**** Stapf Sorghum aethiopi**** (Hack.) Rupr. ex Stapf Sorghum bicolor var. arundinaceum (Desv.) de Wet...
- Bernard Quaritch. pp. 71–72. Retrieved 26 July 2023. Charles Vancouver Piper, Rolla Kent Beattie (1915). Flora of the Northwest Coast. Press of the New...
- Pterocelastrus tricuspidatus (Lam.) Sond. C****ine aethiopica Thunb. (Mystroxylon aethiopi**** (Thunb.) Loes.) C****ine barbara L C****ine burkeana (Sond.) ****ze C****ine...
- thienii Piper hylebates Piper hylophilum Piper lineatipilosum Piper napo-pastazanum Piper nebuligaudens Piper pedicellatum Piper schuppii Piper seyc****arum...
- Melolobium: Melolobium adenodes Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenous Melolobium aethiopi**** (L.) Druce, endemic Melolobium alpinum Eckl. & Zeyh. indigenous Melolobium...