Pepper (Noun)

Meaning ¹

Any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers.

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• Capsicum Pepper Plant
• Capsicum

Hypernyms

• Shrub

Hyponyms

• Chili Pepper
• Cherry Pepper
• Cone Pepper
• Long Pepper
• Paprika
• Chilli Pepper
• Capsicum Annuum Longum
• Pimento
• Sweet Pepper
• Cayenne
• Sweet Pepper Plant
• Capsicum Baccatum
• Capsicum Frutescens
• Bird Pepper
• Tabasco Pepper
• Capsicum Annuum Grossum
• Jalapeno
• Tabasco Plant
• Pimiento

Meaning ²

Sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum.

Classification

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

Examples

• The spicy pepper added a burst of flavor to the stir-fry dish.
• She carefully sliced the sweet pepper and added it to the salad.
• The hot pepper sauce was too intense for my taste buds.
• He grew a variety of peppers in his garden, including bell and jalapeno.
• The recipe called for a combination of sweet and hot peppers to balance the flavors.

Meaning ³

Pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground.

Classification

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

Synonyms

• Peppercorn

Hypernyms

• Flavoring
• Seasoner
• Flavourer
• Seasoning
• Flavouring

Related Words

• Peppery (adjective)
• Pepper (verb)

Meaning ⁴

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

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Synonyms

• White Pepper
• Madagascar Pepper
• Black Pepper
• Piper Nigrum
• Common Pepper

Hypernyms

• Pepper Vine