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noun. A perennial climbing vine (Piper nigrum) native to India, widely cultivated for its long slender spikes of small fruit.

noun. A pungent black or white spice produced from the dried fruit of this plant, used as a condiment.

noun. Any of several other plants of the genus Piper, such as cubeb, betel, and kava.

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noun. Any of several tropical American, cultivated varieties of capsicum, having podlike, many-seeded, fruit.

noun. The podlike fruit of any of these plants, varying in size, shape, color, and degree of pungency, with the milder types including the bell pepper and pimiento, and the more pungent types including the habanero.

noun. Any of various condiments made from the more pungent varieties of capsicum, such as cayenne pepper, tabasco pepper, and chili.

noun. Any of various other plants producing pungent fruits, such as the Szechuan pepper.

noun. A warm-up exercise in which players standing a short distance from a batter field the ball and toss it to the batter, who hits each toss back to the fielders.

transitive verb. To season or sprinkle with pepper.

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transitive verb. To sprinkle liberally; scatter.

transitive verb. To strew something over.

transitive verb. To strike with small missiles or gunfire. synonym: barrage.

transitive verb. To beset repeatedly, as with questions or requests.

transitive verb. To distribute certain features, such as witty remarks or quotations, throughout (a discourse).

noun. The product of plants of the genus Piper, chiefly of P. nigrum, consisting of the berries, which afford an aromatic and pungent condiment.

noun. Any plant of the genus Piper; especially, one that produces the pepper of commerce (see def. 1).

noun. A plant of the genus Capsicum, or one of its pods. These pods are the source of Cayenne pepper, and form the green and red peppers used in sauces, etc.

noun. A bitter, biting drink [peppermint, Morris].

noun. A pepper-caster: as, a pair of silver-mounted peppers.

noun. In the West Indies, also, other plants of the genus Xylopia.

noun. See Capsicum.

noun. Same as chilli.

noun. Same as wall-pepper.

To sprinkle with pepper; make pungent: as, mutton-chops well peppered.—2. To pelt with shot or other missiles; hit with what pains or annoys; also, to attack with bitter or pungent words.

To cover with small sores.

To pelt thoroughly; give a quietus to; do for.

noun. A tall shrub of the pepper family, Piper Novæ-Hollandiæ, found in dense forests where it climbs to the tops of the tallest trees. It is used in the treatment of catarrhal affections. Called also native pepper-vine.

intransitive verb. To fire numerous shots (at).

transitive verb. To sprinkle or season with pepper.

transitive verb. Figuratively: To shower shot or other missiles, or blows, upon; to pelt; to fill with shot, or cover with bruises or wounds.

noun. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried berry, either whole or powdered, of the Piper nigrum.

noun. The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody climber (Piper nigrum), with ovate leaves and apetalous flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several hundred species of the genus Piper, widely dispersed throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the earth.

noun. Any plant of the genus Capsicum (of the Solanaceae family, which are unrelated to Piper), and its fruit; red pepper; chili pepper. These contain varying levels of the substance capsaicin (C18H27O3N), which gives the peppers their hot taste. The habanero is about 25-50 times hotter than the jalapeno according to a scale developed by Wilbur Scoville in 1912. See also Capsicum and http://www.chili-pepper-plants.com/.

noun. the Guinea pepper. See under Guinea.

noun. See under Cayenne.

noun. the spicy berries of the Xanthoxylum piperitum, a species of prickly ash found in China and Japan.

noun. See under Guinea, and Capsicum.

noun. See Allspice.

noun. The root of Piper methysticum (syn. Macropiper methysticum) of the family Piperaceae. See Kava.

noun. the aromatic seeds of the Amomum Melegueta, an African plant of the Ginger family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer, etc., under the name of grains of Paradise.

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noun. See Capsicum.

noun. an American shrub (Clethra alnifolia), with racemes of fragrant white flowers; -- called also white alder.

noun. a small box or bottle, with a perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on food, etc.

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noun. a West Indian name of several plants of the Pepper family, species of Piper and Peperomia.

"For the burgers• 1½ pounds fresh tuna steaks, cut into 1/2-inch dice• 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard• 1 tablespoon chipotle pepper in adobo purée• 1 tablespoon honey• 3 tablespoons canola oil• 2 green onions, green and pale-green part, thinly sliced• Salt and freshly ground pepper• 4 kaiser rolls• 2 ounces watercress• 1 red onion, peeled, halved and thinly sliced."

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