Definition of pepper

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Pepper (n.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody climber (Piper nigrum), with ovate leaves and apetalous flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several hundred species of the genus Piper, widely dispersed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the earth..

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Cockweed :: Cockweed (n.) Peppergrass.
Devil :: Devil (n.) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper..
Pepper Dulse :: Pepper dulse () A variety of edible seaweed (Laurencia pinnatifida) distinguished for its pungency.
Bite :: Bite (v. i.) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent; as, it bites like pepper or mustard..
Peppermint :: Peppermint (n.) A volatile oil (oil of peppermint) distilled from the fresh herb; also, a well-known essence or spirit (essence of peppermint) obtained from it..
Condiment :: Condiment (n.) Something used to give relish to food, and to gratify the taste; a pungment and appetizing substance, as pepper or mustard; seasoning..
Betel :: Betel (n.) A species of pepper (Piper betle), the leaves of which are chewed, with the areca or betel nut and a little shell lime, by the inhabitants of the East Indies. It is a woody climber with ovate many-nerved leaves..
Pepper :: Pepper (n.) A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum..
Peppery :: Peppery (a.) Fig.: Hot-tempered; passionate; choleric.
Salmagundi :: Salmagundi (n.) A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions..
Peppering :: Peppering (a.) Hot; pungent; peppery.
Bunt :: Bunt (n.) A fungus (Ustilago foetida) which affects the ear of cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called pepperbrand..
Pillwort :: Pillwort (n.) Any plant of the genus Pilularia; minute aquatic cryptograms, with small pill-shaped fruit; -- sometimes called peppergrass..
Pepper :: Pepper (n.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody climber (Piper nigrum), with ovate leaves and apetalous flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several hundred species of the genus Piper, widely dispersed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the earth..
Devil :: Devil (v. t.) To grill with Cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking, as with pepper..
Cubeb :: Cubeb (n.) The small, spicy berry of a species of pepper (Piper Cubeba; in med., Cubeba officinalis), native in Java and Borneo, but now cultivated in various tropical countries. The dried unripe fruit is much used in medicine as a stimulant and purgative..
Coralwort :: Coralwort (n.) A cruciferous herb of certain species of Dentaria; -- called also toothwort, tooth violet, or pepper root..
Cruet :: Cruet (n.) A bottle or vessel; esp., a vial or small glass bottle for holding vinegar, oil, pepper, or the like, for the table; a caster..
Peppering :: Peppering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Peppe.
Peppergrass :: Peppergrass (n.) The common pillwort of Europe (Pilularia globulifera). See Pillwort.
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