Dictionary definition · pepper
noun
- climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
- any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
- pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
- sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
verb
- add pepper to"pepper the soup"
- attack and bombard with or as if with missiles"pelt the speaker with questions"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).