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noun(pep-per)either of two pungent products from the fruit of an Indian plant (Piper nigrum) that are used chiefly as condiments:
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noun(pep-per)black pepper
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noun(pep-per)white pepper
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verb(pep-per)to sprinkle or season with pepper
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verb(pep-per)to shower with or as if with shot or other missiles
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verb(pep-per)to hit with or as if with rapid repeated blows
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noun(pep-per)a baseball practice or warm-up game in which usually several fielders toss the ball a short distance to a single batter who hits it back
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noun(pep-per)sweet pepper; especially : a large bell-shaped sweet pepper
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noun(pep-per)chiltepin
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noun(pep-per)a spice that consists of the dried berry of an Indian vine ground with the black husk still on; also : the plant (Piper nigrum) that yields black pepper
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noun(pep-per)a pungent condiment consisting of the ground dried fruits or seeds of hot peppers
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noun(pep-per)hot pepper; especially : any of several cultivated peppers of a variety (Capsicum annuum longum) with very long twisted pungent red fruits
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noun(pep-per)the fruit of a cayenne pepper
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noun(pep-per)a small, extremely hot chili pepper of southern Asia that is a hybrid between two species (Capsicum chinensis and Capsicum frutescens) —called also bhut jolokia
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noun(pep-per)a sweet pepper before it turns red at maturity
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noun(pep-per)grains of paradise