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
pepper (n.)
add pepper to; pepper the soup'
attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; pelt the speaker with questions
[ Syn: pelt ]