White Pepper (Noun)

Meaning ¹

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

Classification

Nouns denoting plants.

Examples

• White pepper is obtained by removing the outer shell of the peppercorn, revealing the inner seed, which is then ground into a fine powder.
• The Piper nigrum vine, which produces the peppercorns used to make white pepper, is native to southern India and Sri Lanka.
• White pepper is made from the ripened inner seeds of the peppercorn berries that have been ground down to a fine powder.
• In the wild, Piper nigrum can be found in the mountainous regions of northern Burma and Assam, where it has become naturalized.
• Farmers in Indonesia are turning to white pepper production as an alternative to traditional black pepper, as it is less labor-intensive to produce.

Synonyms

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

Hypernyms

• Pepper Vine
• True Pepper

Meaning ²

Pepper ground from husked peppercorns.

Classification

Nouns denoting foods and drinks.

Hypernyms

• Peppercorn