» pepper
Noun (4 meanings)
1. climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam.
pepper, common pepper, black pepper, white pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum
pepper is a type of:
- true pepper, pepper vine (noun) - any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper
pepper is a member of:
- Piper, genus Piper (noun) - type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs
pepper is made from:
parts of pepper:
- pepper, peppercorn (noun) - pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India
2. any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers.
pepper is a type of:
types of pepper:
- bird pepper, Capsicum frutescens baccatum, Capsicum baccatum (noun) - plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits
- cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper, jalapeno, Capsicum annuum longum (noun) - plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers
- cherry pepper, Capsicum annuum cerasiforme (noun) - plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits
- cone pepper, Capsicum annuum conoides (noun) - plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits
- sweet pepper, bell pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum (noun) - plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits
- tabasco pepper, hot pepper, tabasco plant, Capsicum frutescens (noun) - plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers
pepper is a member of:
- genus Capsicum, Capsicum (noun) - chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers
pepper is made from:
- capsaicin (noun) - colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum
parts of pepper:
- pepper (noun) - sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
3. pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground.
pepper is a type of:
- flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning (noun) - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
types of pepper:
- black pepper (noun) - pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on
- white pepper (noun) - pepper ground from husked peppercorns
pepper is a part of:
- pepper, common pepper, black pepper, white pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum (noun) - climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe
pepper is derivationally related to:
4. sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum.
pepper is a type of:
- solanaceous vegetable (noun) - any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae
types of pepper:
- hot pepper (noun) - any of various pungent capsicum fruits
- sweet pepper (noun) - large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong
pepper is a part of:
- capsicum, pepper, capsicum pepper plant (noun) - any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
Verb (2 meanings)
1. add pepper to.
to pepper
Example:
- “pepper the soup”
to pepper is a way to:
to pepper is derivationally related to:
- pepper, peppercorn (noun) - pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India
Domain of synset - TOPIC:
- cooking, cookery, preparation (noun) - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
Example:
- “pelt the speaker with questions”