pepper (
http://definr.com/pepper)
n 1: climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully
ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in North
Burma and Assam [syn:
common pepper,
black pepper, {white
pepper},
Madagascar pepper,
Piper nigrum]
2: any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing
peppers [syn:
capsicum,
capsicum pepper plant]
3: pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant
of East India; use whole or ground [syn:
peppercorn]
4: sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus
Capsicum
v 1: add pepper to
2: attack with missiles or questions [syn:
pelt]