guinea grains
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From its native range in West Africa, formerly generally known as Guinea, q.v.
Noun edit
guinea grains pl (normally plural, singular guinea grain)
- Synonym of grains of paradise.
- 1904, Journal of the African Society, number 3, page 374:
- The tooth is plugged with a pounded mixture of the root of the lime tree and Guinea grains.
References edit
- “Guinea, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 1900.