pepper : Idioms & Phrases
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- African pepper
- bell pepper
- betel pepper
- bird pepper
- black pepper
- brazilian pepper tree
- capsicum pepper plant
- Cayenne pepper
- Cherry pepper
- chili pepper
- chilli pepper
- Chinese pepper
- common pepper
- cone pepper
- garden pepper cress
- globe pepper
- green pepper
- Guinea pepper
- hot pepper
- jalapeno pepper
- Jamaica pepper
- java pepper
- Long pepper
- madagascar pepper
Malaguetta , ∨Meleguetta ,pepper - melagueta pepper
- Mignonette pepper
- negro pepper
- pepper box
Pepper box ∨caster - pepper bush
- Pepper corn
- pepper dulse
- Pepper elder
- pepper family
- pepper grass
- pepper grinder
- pepper mill
- Pepper moth
- Pepper pot
- Pepper root
- pepper sauce
- pepper shaker
- pepper shrub
- pepper spray
- pepper steak
- Pepper tree
- pepper vine
- pepper-and-salt
- peppered steak
- philadelphia pepper pot
- Red pepper
- Spur pepper
- stuffed peppers
- sweet pepper
- Sweet pepper bush
- sweet pepper plant
- tabasco pepper
- true pepper
- Wall pepper
- water pepper
- white pepper
African pepper
- the Guinea pepper. See under
Guinea .
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bell pepper
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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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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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(Bot.) A species of Capsicum, or Guinea pepper (C. annuum) . It is the red pepper of the gardens.
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betel pepper
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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
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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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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
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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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noun pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on
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brazilian pepper tree
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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
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noun any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
capsicum; pepper.
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Cayenne pepper
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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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noun ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
cayenne pepper; cayenne.
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noun a long and often twisted hot red pepper
cayenne.
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(a) (Bot.) A species ofcapsicum (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 genusCapsicum , esp.C. annuum andC. Frutescens ; Called alsored pepper . It is used chiefly as a condiment.
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Cherry pepper
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noun plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits
Capsicum annuum cerasiforme.
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(Bot.) , a species ofCapsicum (C. cerasiforme ), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant cherry-shaped fruit.
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chili pepper
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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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noun very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
chilli; chili; chile; chilly.
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chilli pepper
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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
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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
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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
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noun annual herb used as salad green and garnish
Lepidium sativum; garden pepper cress; common garden cress; pepperwort.
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globe pepper
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noun round sweet pepper
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green pepper
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noun a sweet pepper that becomes red when ripe
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Guinea pepper
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noun West African plant bearing pungent peppery seeds
grains of paradise; Guinea pepper; Aframomum melegueta; Guinea grains.
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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 theXylopia aromatica , a tree of the orderAnonaceæ , found in tropical West Africa. They are also sold under the name ofPiper Æthiopicum .
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hot pepper
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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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noun any of various pungent capsicum fruits
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jalapeno pepper
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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
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noun tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits
cubeb vine; cubeb; Piper cubeba.
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Long pepper
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noun slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas
Piper longum.
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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 ofPiper longum , an East Indian shrub .(b) The root ofPiper, ∨ Macropiper, methysticum . SeeKava .
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madagascar pepper
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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 ofgrains of Paradise .
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melagueta pepper
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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
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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
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noun a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper
pepper box; pepper pot.
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Pepper box ∨ caster
- a small box or bottle, with a perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on food, etc.
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pepper bush
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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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(Bot.) A variety of edible seaweed ( Scot. Lindley.Laurencia pinnatifida ) distinguished for its pungency.
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Pepper elder
(Bot.) , a West Indian name of several plants of the Pepper family, species ofPiper andPeperomia .
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pepper family
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noun tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets
family Piperaceae; Piperaceae.
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pepper grass
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noun annual herb used as salad green and garnish
Lepidium sativum; garden pepper cress; common garden cress; pepperwort.
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pepper grinder
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noun a mill for grinding pepper
pepper grinder.
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pepper mill
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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
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noun a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings
pepper pot.
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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
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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.) . SeeCoralwort .
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pepper sauce
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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
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noun a shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper
pepper box; pepper pot.
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pepper shrub
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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
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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
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noun steak covered with crushed peppercorns pan-broiled and served with brandy-and-butter sauce
steak au poivre; pepper steak.
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noun strips of steak sauteed with green peppers and onions
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Pepper tree
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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.
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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. SeePeruvian mastic tree , underMastic .
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pepper vine
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noun any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper
pepper vine.
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pepper-and-salt
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noun a fabric woven with flecks of light and dark
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peppered steak
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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
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noun a soup made with vegetables and tripe and seasoned with peppercorns; often contains dumplings
pepper pot.
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Red pepper
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noun ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
cayenne pepper; cayenne.
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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
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(Bot.) See the Note underCapsicum .
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stuffed peppers
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noun parboiled green peppers stuffed usually with rice and meat and baked briefly
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sweet pepper
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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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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 alsowhite alder .
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sweet pepper plant
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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
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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
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noun any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper
pepper vine.
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Wall pepper
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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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(Bot.) (a) Smartweed. (b) Waterwort.
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white pepper
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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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noun pepper ground from husked peppercorns