pepper : Idioms & Phrases

• the Guinea pepper. See under Guinea.

Webster 1913

• noun plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
  pimiento; sweet pepper; paprika; bell pepper; pimento; Capsicum annuum grossum.
  
• noun large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties
  

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Bell" pep`per

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1. (Bot.) A species of Capsicum, or Guinea pepper (C. annuum). It is the red pepper of the gardens.

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• noun Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians
  Piper betel; betel.
  

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• noun plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers
  Capsicum frutescens baccatum; Capsicum baccatum.
  

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Bird" pep`per

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1. A species of capsicum (Capsicum baccatum), whose small, conical, coral-red fruit is among the most piquant of all red peppers.

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• noun climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
  pepper; common pepper; Piper nigrum; black pepper; Madagascar pepper.
  
• noun pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on
  

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• noun small Brazilian evergreen resinous tree or shrub having dark green leaflets and white flowers followed by bright red fruit; used as a street tree and lawn specimen
  Schinus terebinthifolius.
  

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• noun any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
  capsicum; pepper.
  

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• noun plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
  jalapeno; cayenne pepper; cayenne; Capsicum annuum longum; chilli pepper; chili pepper.
  
• noun ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
  cayenne pepper; cayenne.
  
• noun a long and often twisted hot red pepper
  cayenne.
  

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• . (a) (Bot.) A species of capsicum (C. frutescens) with small and intensely pungent fruit. (b) A very pungent spice made by drying and grinding the fruits or seeds of several species of the genus Capsicum, esp. C. annuum and C. Frutescens; Called also red pepper. It is used chiefly as a condiment.

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• noun plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits
  Capsicum annuum cerasiforme.
  

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• (Bot.), a species of Capsicum (C. cerasiforme), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant cherry-shaped fruit.

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• noun plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
  jalapeno; cayenne pepper; cayenne; Capsicum annuum longum; chilli pepper; chili pepper.
  
• noun very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
  chilli; chili; chile; chilly.
  

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• noun plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
  jalapeno; cayenne pepper; cayenne; Capsicum annuum longum; chilli pepper; chili pepper.
  

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

Webster 1913

• noun climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
  pepper; common pepper; Piper nigrum; black pepper; Madagascar pepper.
  

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• noun plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental
  Capsicum annuum conoides.
  

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• noun annual herb used as salad green and garnish
  Lepidium sativum; garden pepper cress; common garden cress; pepperwort.
  

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• noun round sweet pepper
  

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• noun a sweet pepper that becomes red when ripe
  

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• noun West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
  grains of paradise; Guinea pepper; Aframomum melegueta; Guinea grains.
  
• noun tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine
  Xylopia aethiopica; Guinea pepper.
  

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• (Bot.), the pods of the Xylopia aromatica, a tree of the order Anonaceæ, found in tropical West Africa. They are also sold under the name of Piper Æthiopicum.

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• noun plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce
  tabasco plant; hot pepper; Capsicum frutescens.
  
• noun any of various pungent capsicum fruits
  

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• noun hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico
  jalapeno.
  

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• . See Allspice.
• allspice.

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• noun tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits
  cubeb vine; cubeb; Piper cubeba.
  

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• noun slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas
  Piper longum.
  
• noun plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
  jalapeno; cayenne pepper; cayenne; Capsicum annuum longum; chilli pepper; chili pepper.
  

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• . (a) The spike of berries of Piper longum, an East Indian shrub . (b) The root of Piper, ∨ Macropiper, methysticum. See Kava.

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• noun climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
  pepper; common pepper; Piper nigrum; black pepper; Madagascar pepper.
  

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• 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 West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
  grains of paradise; Guinea pepper; Aframomum melegueta; Guinea grains.
  

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• coarse pepper.

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• noun tropical west African evergreen tree bearing pungent aromatic seeds used as a condiment and in folk medicine
  Xylopia aethiopica; Guinea pepper.
  

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• noun a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper
  pepper box; pepper pot.
  

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

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• noun shrub of eastern and southern coastal United States having beautiful racemes of spice-scented white flowers
  sweet pepperbush; Clethra alnifolia; summer sweet; white alder.
  

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• . See in the Vocabulary.

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Pep"per dulse`

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1. (Bot.) A variety of edible seaweed (Laurencia pinnatifida) distinguished for its pungency. Scot. Lindley.

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• (Bot.), a West Indian name of several plants of the Pepper family, species of Piper and Peperomia.

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• noun tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets
  family Piperaceae; Piperaceae.
  

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• noun annual herb used as salad green and garnish
  Lepidium sativum; garden pepper cress; common garden cress; pepperwort.
  

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• noun a mill for grinding pepper
  pepper grinder.
  

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• noun a mill for grinding pepper
  pepper grinder.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a European moth (Biston betularia) having white wings covered with small black specks.

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• noun a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings
  pepper pot.
  
• noun a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper
  pepper box; pepper pot.
  

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• a mucilaginous soup or stew of vegetables and cassareep, much esteemed in the West Indies.

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• noun North American herb with pungent scaly or toothed roots
  crinkleroot; Dentaria diphylla; crinkle root; crinkle-root; toothwort; Cardamine diphylla.
  

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• . (Bot.). See Coralwort.

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• noun for venison: brown sauce with sauteed vegetables and trimmings and marinade and plenty of pepper
  Poivrade.
  

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• a condiment for the table, made of small red peppers steeped in vinegar.

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• noun a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper
  pepper box; pepper pot.
  

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• noun evergreen shrub or small tree whose foliage is conspicuously blotched with red and yellow and having small black fruits
  Pseudowintera colorata; Wintera colorata.
  

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• noun a nonlethal aerosol spray made with the pepper derivative oleoresin capiscum; used to cause temporary blindness and incapacitate an attacker; also used as a bear deterrent
  

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• noun steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauce
  steak au poivre; pepper steak.
  
• noun strips of steak sauteed with green peppers and onions
  

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• noun small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits
  molle; Schinus molle; Peruvian mastic tree.
  
• noun small African deciduous tree with spreading crown having leaves clustered toward ends of branches and clusters of creamy flowers resembling lilacs
  Kirkia wilmsii.
  

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• (Bot.), an aromatic tree (Drimys axillaris) of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See Peruvian mastic tree, under Mastic.

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• noun any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper
  pepper vine.
  

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• noun a fabric woven with flecks of light and dark
  

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• noun steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauce
  steak au poivre; pepper steak.
  

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• noun a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings
  pepper pot.
  

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• noun ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
  cayenne pepper; cayenne.
  
• noun very hot red peppers; usually long and thin; some very small
  tabasco.
  

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• . See Capsicum.

Webster 1913

• . (Bot.) See the Note under Capsicum.

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• noun parboiled green peppers stuffed usually with rice and meat and baked briefly
  

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• noun plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
  pimiento; sweet pepper; paprika; bell pepper; pimento; Capsicum annuum grossum.
  
• noun large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads
  

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

Webster 1913

• noun plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
  pimiento; sweet pepper; paprika; bell pepper; pimento; Capsicum annuum grossum.
  

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• noun plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce
  tabasco plant; hot pepper; Capsicum frutescens.
  

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• noun any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper
  pepper vine.
  

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• noun mossy European creeping sedum with yellow flowers; widely introduced as a ground cover
  Sedum acre.
  

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• (Bot.), a low mosslike plant (Sedum acre) with small fleshy leaves having a pungent taste and bearing yellow flowers. It is common on walls and rocks in Europe, and is sometimes seen in America.

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Wa"ter pep"per

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1. (Bot.) (a) Smartweed. (b) Waterwort.

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• noun climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
  pepper; common pepper; Piper nigrum; black pepper; Madagascar pepper.
  
• noun pepper ground from husked peppercorns
  

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