PEPPER
Definition:
- [noun] climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
Synonyms: common black white Madagascar Piper nigrum
- [noun] any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
Synonyms: capsicum, capsicum plant
- [noun] pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
Synonyms: corn
- [noun] sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
- [verb] add pepper to; "pepper the soup"
- [verb] attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions"
Synonyms: pelt
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Related Words:
- cone pepper, Capsicum annuum conoides
- cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper, jalapeno, Capsicum annuum longum
- sweet pepper, bell pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum
- sweet pepper
- cherry pepper, Capsicum annuum cerasiforme
- bird pepper, Capsicum frutescens baccatum, Capsicum baccatum
- tabasco pepper, hot pepper, tabasco plant, Capsicum frutescens
- black pepper
- white pepper
- sweet pepper
- hot pepper