Noun: black pepper blak pe-pu(r)
- Pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on
"We seasoned the steak with freshly ground black pepper"
- Climbing plant having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; from southern India and Sri Lanka, also naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
"Black pepper vines grew up tall poles in the spice plantation";
- pepper, common pepper, white pepper, Piper nigrum
Derived forms: black peppers
Type of: pepper, pepper vine, peppercorn, true pepper
Part of: genus Piper, Piper
Encyclopedia: Black pepper