Main entry: pepper
Definition: sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
Main entry: pepper, peppercorn
Definition: pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
Main entry: capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper
Definition: any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
Main entry: white pepper, common pepper, Piper nigrum, Madagascar pepper, black pepper, pepper
Definition: climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
Definition: attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
Usage: pelt the speaker with questions
Main entry: pepper
Definition: add pepper to
Usage: pepper the soup