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pepper
('p/E/p/@/r )

noun (n)

  • climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam(noun.plant)
    Synonym:
    black pepper, common pepper, madagascar pepper, piper nigrum, white pepper
    source: wordnet30
  • any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers(noun.plant)
    Synonym:
    capsicum, capsicum pepper plant
    source: wordnet30
  • pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground(noun.food)
    Synonym:
    peppercorn
    source: wordnet30
  • sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum(noun.food)
    source: wordnet30
  • A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • add pepper to(verb.perception)
    Example:
    Pepper the soup.
    source: wordnet30
  • attack and bombard with or as if with missiles(verb.competition)
    Synonym:
    pelt
    source: wordnet30
  • To sprinkle or season with pepper.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To fire numerous shots (at).(verb)
    source: webster1913
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