Definition of pepper
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a : either of two pungent products from the fruit of an Indian plant (Piper nigrum) that are used chiefly as condiments:
(1) : black pepper
(2) : white pepper
b : any of several products similar to pepper that are obtained from plants of the same genus
cubeb pepper
c : any of various pungent condiments of plants unrelated to the pepper
Szechuan pepper
2 : any of a genus (Piper of the family Piperaceae, the pepper family) of tropical mostly jointed climbing shrubs with aromatic leaves especially : a woody vine (P. nigrum) with spicate flowers that is widely cultivated in the tropics for its red berries from which black pepper and white pepper are prepared
3a : capsicum sense 1 especially : one (Capsicum annuum) whose fruits are hot peppers or sweet peppers
b : the hollow fruit of a pepper that is usually green when unripe and red or yellow when ripe
pepper
verbDefinition of pepper (Entry 2 of 3)
1a : to sprinkle or season with pepper
b : to shower with or as if with shot or other missiles
2 : to hit with or as if with rapid repeated blows
3 : to sprinkle or cover as if with pepper
peppered the report with statistics a face peppered with freckles
pepper
noun (2)Definition of pepper (Entry 3 of 3)
: a baseball practice or warm-up game in which usually several fielders toss the ball a short distance to a single batter who hits it back
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