noun
climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe
Synonyms
common pepper
black pepper
white pepper
Madagascar pepper
Piper nigrum
Examples
- southern India and Sri Lanka
- naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
noun
any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
Synonyms
noun
pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India
Synonyms
Examples
- use whole or ground
noun
sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
verb
add pepper to
Examples
- pepper the soup
verb
attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
Synonyms
Examples
- pelt the speaker with questions