pepper : Idioms & Phrases


African pepper

  • the Guinea pepper. See under Guinea.
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bell pepper

  • 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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betel pepper

  • 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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bird pepper

  • 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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black pepper

  • 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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brazilian pepper tree

  • 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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capsicum pepper plant

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

  • 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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Cherry pepper

  • 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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chili pepper

  • 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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chilli pepper

  • 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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Chinese pepper

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

  • 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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cone pepper

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

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

  • noun round sweet pepper
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green pepper

  • noun a sweet pepper that becomes red when ripe
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Guinea pepper

  • 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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hot pepper

  • 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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jalapeno pepper

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

  • . See Allspice.
  • allspice.
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java pepper

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

  • 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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madagascar pepper

  • 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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Malaguetta, ∨ Meleguetta, pepper

  • 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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melagueta pepper

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

  • coarse pepper.
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negro pepper

  • 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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pepper box

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

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

  • 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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Pepper corn

  • . See in the Vocabulary.
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pepper dulse

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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Pepper elder

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

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

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

  • noun a mill for grinding pepper
    pepper grinder.
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pepper mill

  • noun a mill for grinding pepper
    pepper grinder.
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Pepper moth

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

  • 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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Pepper root

  • 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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pepper sauce

  • 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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pepper shaker

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

  • 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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pepper spray

  • 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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pepper steak

  • 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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Pepper tree

  • 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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pepper vine

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

  • noun a fabric woven with flecks of light and dark
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peppered steak

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

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

  • 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.
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Spur pepper

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

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

  • 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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Sweet pepper bush

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

  • 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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tabasco pepper

  • 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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true pepper

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

  • 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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water pepper

Wa"ter pep"per
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  1. (Bot.) (a) Smartweed. (b) Waterwort.
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white pepper

  • 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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