pepper

1. Climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe;
   Southern India and Sri Lanka;
   Naturalized in northern Burma and Assam (synset 113170289)
   is a type of: pepper vine, true pepper - any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper
   belongs to: genus piper, piper - type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs
   has: pepper, peppercorn - pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
   substance holonym: piperin, piperine - derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper
   same as: black pepper, common pepper, madagascar pepper, piper nigrum, white pepper
2. Any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers (synset 112921222)
   is a type of: bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
   subtypes:

   • capsicum annuum conoides, cone pepper - plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental
   • capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno, long pepper - plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
   • bell pepper, capsicum annuum grossum, paprika, pimento, pimiento, sweet pepper, sweet pepper plant - plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
   • capsicum annuum cerasiforme, cherry pepper - plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits
   • bird pepper, capsicum baccatum, capsicum frutescens baccatum - 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, hot pepper, tabasco pepper, tabasco plant - plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce
   belongs to: capsicum, genus capsicum - chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers
   has: pepper - sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
   substance holonym: capsaicin - colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum; source of the hotness of hot peppers of the genus Capsicum such as chili and cayenne and jalapeno
   same as: capsicum, capsicum pepper plant
3. Pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India;
   Use whole or ground (synset 107831564)
   is a type of: flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
   subtypes:

   • black pepper - pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on
   • white pepper - pepper ground from husked peppercorns
   is a part of: black pepper, common pepper, madagascar pepper, pepper, piper nigrum, white pepper - climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
   same as: peppercorn
4. Sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum (synset 107736187)
   is a type of: solanaceous vegetable - any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon
   subtypes:

   • sweet pepper - large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads
   • hot pepper - any of various pungent capsicum fruits
   is a part of: capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper - any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers

1. Add pepper to (synset 202200527)
   "pepper the soup"
   referred to in: cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
   is a type of: spice, spice up, zest - add herbs or spices to
2. Attack and bombard with or as if with missiles (synset 201123738)
   "pelt the speaker with questions"
   entail: throw - propel through the air
   is a type of: assail, attack - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with
   same as: pelt

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