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black pepper

noun

Meaning

  1. The plant Piper nigrum.
  2. The dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

pepper(English)white pepper(English)common pepper(English)madagascar pepper(English)piper nigrum(English)peppercorn(English)long pepper(English)bird pepper(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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