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noun
A spice consisting of the light-colored seed of the black pepper fruit without the dark-colored pulp and skin. Used as a spice in light colored foods such as cream sauces.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
pepper ground from husked peppercorns
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: pepper, peppercorn
noun
climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: pepper, common pepper, black pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: true pepper, pepper vine
History
From Middle English whyte peper, equivalent to white + pepper.
Across languages
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