Pepper - Definition

n 1: climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully
ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern
Burma and Assam [syn: pepper, common pepper, black
pepper, white pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper
nigrum]
2: any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing
peppers [syn: capsicum, pepper, capsicum pepper plant]
3: pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant
of East India; use whole or ground [syn: pepper,
peppercorn]
4: sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus
Capsicum
v 1: add pepper to; "pepper the soup"
2: attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the
speaker with questions" [syn: pepper, pelt]