pepper

Definitions

1. 1noun

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

2. 2noun

   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.

3. 3noun

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

4. 4transitive verb

   To sprinkle or season with pepper.

5. 5transitive verb

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

6. 6intransitive verb

   To fire numerous shots (at).

7. 7noun

   sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum

8. 8noun

   pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground

   Synonyms

   peppercorn
9. 9noun

   any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers

   Synonyms

   capsicum
10. 10noun

    climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam

11. 11verb

    attack and bombard with or as if with missiles

    "pelt the speaker with questions"

    Synonyms

    pelt
12. 12verb

    add pepper to

    "pepper the soup"