1. (

• pepper ,
• common_pepper ,
• black_pepper ,
• white_pepper ,
• Madagascar_pepper ,
• Piper_nigrum

) climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam ;

2. (

• capsicum ,
• pepper ,
• capsicum_pepper_plant

) any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers ;

3. (

• pepper ,
• peppercorn

) pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground ;

4. (

• pepper ,

) sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum ;

1. (

• pepper

) add pepper to; "pepper the soup" ;

2. (

• pepper ,
• pelt

) attack and bombard with or as if with missiles; "pelt the speaker with questions" ;