| pepper | | |
| n. (plant) | 1. black pepper, common pepper, madagascar pepper, pepper, piper nigrum, white pepper | climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam. |
| ~ peppercorn, pepper | pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground. |
| ~ genus piper, piper | type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs. |
| ~ pepper vine, true pepper | any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper. |
| ~ piperin, piperine | derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper. |
| n. (plant) | 2. capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper | any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers. |
| ~ pepper | sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum. |
| ~ genus capsicum, capsicum | chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers. |
| ~ capsicum annuum conoides, cone pepper | plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental. |
| ~ capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno, long pepper | plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red. |
| ~ bell pepper, capsicum annuum grossum, paprika, pimento, pimiento, sweet pepper, sweet pepper plant | plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers. |
| ~ capsicum annuum cerasiforme, cherry pepper | plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits. |
| ~ bird pepper, capsicum baccatum, capsicum frutescens baccatum | plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers. |
| ~ capsicum frutescens, hot pepper, tabasco pepper, tabasco plant | plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce. |
| ~ bush, shrub | a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems. |
| ~ capsaicin | colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum; source of the hotness of hot peppers of the genus Capsicum such as chili and cayenne and jalapeno. |
| n. (food) | 3. pepper, peppercorn | pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground. |
| ~ flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner | something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts. |
| ~ black pepper | pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on. |
| ~ white pepper | pepper ground from husked peppercorns. |
| ~ black pepper, common pepper, madagascar pepper, pepper, piper nigrum, white pepper | climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam. |
| n. (food) | 4. pepper | sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum. |
| ~ solanaceous vegetable | any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon. |
| ~ sweet pepper | large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads. |
| ~ hot pepper | any of various pungent capsicum fruits. |
| ~ capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper | any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers. |
| v. (perception) | 5. pepper | add pepper to.; "pepper the soup" |
| ~ cookery, cooking, preparation | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat.; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" |
| ~ spice up, zest, spice | add herbs or spices to. |
| v. (competition) | 6. pelt, pepper | attack and bombard with or as if with missiles.; "pelt the speaker with questions" |
| ~ attack, assail | launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with.; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" |
| ~ throw | propel through the air.; "throw a frisbee" |
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