climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam

[ Syn: common pepper , black pepper , white pepper , madagascar pepper , piper nigrum ]

any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers

[ Syn: capsicum , capsicum pepper plant ]

pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground

[ Syn: peppercorn ]

sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum

add pepper to; pepper the soup'

attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; pelt the speaker with questions

[ Syn: pelt ]