WebBritannica Dictionary definition of PEPPER. 1. [noncount] : a food seasoning that is made by grinding the dried berries of an Indian plant along with their hard, black covers : black pepper. Please pass the salt and pepper. freshly ground pepper. — see also cayenne pepper, salt-and-pepper, white pepper. 2.

Webpepper noun A fruit of the capsicum: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties. pepper noun A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games". pepper verb

WebDefine pepper. Pepper as a noun means Any of several other plants of the genus Piper, such as cubeb, betel, and kava..

Webpepper 1 of 3 noun (1) pep· per ˈpe-pər 1 a : either of two pungent products from the fruit of an Indian plant (Piper nigrum) that are used chiefly as condiments: (1) : black pepper (2) : white pepper b : any of several products similar to pepper that are obtained from plants of the same genus cubeb pepper c

WebNote: Common pepper, or black pepper, is made from the whole berry, dried just before maturity; white pepper is made from the ripe berry after the outer skin has been removed by maceration and friction. It has less of the peculiar properties of the plant than the black pepper. Pepper is used in medicine as a carminative stimulant. [1913 Webster]

Web1 : to hit (someone) repeatedly with (something) The boxer peppered his opponent with punches. often used figuratively The reporters peppered her with questions. 2 : to put a …

WebTo season with pepper; pelt; scold . Part of speech: Noun A tropical climbing shrub, its pungent aromatic berries, or a condiment prepared from them . Usage examples for "pepper": It surely is, Pepper, he said, and I guess we'll camp right now and do a little business with the inner man before we go any further .

WebBlack pepper ( Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, known as a peppercorn, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit is a drupe (stonefruit) which is about 5 mm (0.20 in) in diameter (fresh and fully mature), dark red, and contains a stone which encloses a single pepper ...

Webpepper genus (Piper spp.) 胡 椒 子 hú jiāo zǐ peppercorn seeds of pepper 辣 子 là zǐ cayenne pepper chili 花 椒 huā jiāo Sichuan pepper Chinese prickly ash Example Usage …

WebPepper is a common pre-game exercise in which one player hits brisk grounders and line drives to a group of fielders who are standing about twenty feet away. The fielders throw balls to the batter, who uses a short, light swing to …