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pepper 
  n 
1 a woody climbing plant, Piper nigrum, of the East Indies, having small black berry-like fruits: family Piperaceae 
2 the dried fruit of this plant, which is ground to produce a sharp hot condiment 
 See also  →  black pepper  →  white pepper 
3 any of various other plants of the genus Piper 
 See  →  cubeb  →  betel  →  kava 
4  (Also called)  capsicum any of various tropical plants of the solanaceous genus Capsicum, esp. C. frutescens, the fruits of which are used as a vegetable and a condiment 
 See also  →  bird pepper  →  sweet pepper  →  red pepper  →  cayenne pepper 
5 the fruit of any of these capsicums, which has a mild or pungent taste 
6 the condiment made from the fruits of any of these plants 
7 any of various similar but unrelated plants, such as water pepper 
  vb tr 
8 to season with pepper 
9 to sprinkle liberally; dot 
his prose was peppered with alliteration  
10 to pelt with small missiles 
  (Old English piper, from Latin, from Greek peperi; compare French poivre, Old Norse piparr) 



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