Definition of pepper

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Pepper (n.) Any plant of the genus Capsicum, and its fruit; red pepper; as, the bell pepper..

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Arsesmart :: Arsesmart (n.) Smartweed; water pepper.
Cruet :: Cruet (n.) A bottle or vessel; esp., a vial or small glass bottle for holding vinegar, oil, pepper, or the like, for the table; a caster..
Kava :: Kava (n.) A species of Macropiper (M. methysticum), the long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by the Polynesians, by a process of mastication; also, the beverage itself..
Peppery :: Peppery (a.) Fig.: Hot-tempered; passionate; choleric.
Suberose :: Suberone (n.) A colorless liquid, analogous suberone proper, having a pleasant peppermint odor. It is obtained by the distillation of calcium suberate..
Allspice :: Allspice (n.) The berry of the pimento (Eugenia pimenta), a tree of the West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic shrubs; as, the Carolina allspice (Calycanthus floridus); wild allspice (Lindera benzoin), called also spicebush, spicewood, and feverbush..
Yellowseed :: Yellowseed (n.) A kind of pepper grass (Lepidium campestre).
Salmagundi :: Salmagundi (n.) A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions..
Bird Pepper :: Bird pepper () A species of capsicum (Capsicum baccatum), whose small, conical, coral-red fruit is among the most piquant of all red peppers..
Peppered :: Peppered (imp. & p. p.) of Peppe.
Cordial :: Cordial (n.) Any invigorating and stimulating preparation; as, a peppermint cordial..
Pepper :: Pepper (v. t.) Figuratively: To shower shot or other missiles, or blows, upon; to pelt; to fill with shot, or cover with bruises or wounds..
Piperaceous :: Piperaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to the order of plants (Piperaceae) of which the pepper (Piper nigrum) is the type. There are about a dozen genera and a thousand species, mostly tropical plants with pungent and aromatic qualities..
Bite :: Bite (v. i.) To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which causes such a sensation; to be pungent; as, it bites like pepper or mustard..
Peppermint :: Peppermint (n.) An aromatic and pungent plant of the genus Mentha (M. piperita), much used in medicine and confectionery..
Piperidine :: Piperidine (n.) An oily liquid alkaloid, C5H11N, having a hot, peppery, ammoniacal odor. It is related to pyridine, and is obtained by the decomposition of piperine..
Betel :: Betel (n.) A species of pepper (Piper betle), the leaves of which are chewed, with the areca or betel nut and a little shell lime, by the inhabitants of the East Indies. It is a woody climber with ovate many-nerved leaves..
Devil :: Devil (n.) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper..
Peppergrass :: Peppergrass (n.) The common pillwort of Europe (Pilularia globulifera). See Pillwort.
Peppergrass :: Peppergrass (n.) Any herb of the cruciferous genus Lepidium, especially the garden peppergrass, or garden cress, Lepidium sativum; -- called also pepperwort. All the species have a pungent flavor..
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