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peppers

 
Noun pepper has 4 senses
  1. pepper, common pepper, black pepper, white pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum - climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
    --1 is a kind of true pepper, pepper vine
    --1 is a member of Piper, genus Piper
    --1 has parts: pepper, peppercorn
    --1 has substances: piperin, piperine
  2. capsicum, pepper, capsicum pepper plant - any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
    --2 is a kind of shrub, bush
    --2 is a member of genus Capsicum
    --2 has parts: pepper
    --2 has substances: capsaicin
    --2 has particulars:
     cone pepper, Capsicum annuum conoides; cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper, jalapeno, Capsicum annuum longum; sweet pepper, bell pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum; sweet pepper; cherry pepper, Capsicum annuum cerasiforme; bird pepper, Capsicum frutescens baccatum, Capsicum baccatum; tabasco pepper, hot pepper, tabasco plant, Capsicum frutescens
  3. pepper, peppercorn - pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
    --3 is a kind of flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
    --3 is a part of
     pepper, common pepper, black pepper, white pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum
    --3 has particulars: black pepper; white pepper
    Derived form: verb pepper1
  4. pepper - sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
    --4 is a kind of
    solanaceous vegetable
    --4 is a part of capsicum, pepper, capsicum pepper plant
    --4 has particulars: sweet pepper; hot pepper
Verb pepper has 2 senses
  1. pepper - add pepper to; "pepper the soup"
    --1 is one way to
    zest, spice, spice up
    Derived form: noun pepper3
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  2. pepper, pelt - attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions"
    --2 is one way to attack, assail
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody with something
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