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English[edit]

A 19th-century watercolour of a black pepper plant (Piper nigrum), from the William Farquhar Collection of Natural History Drawings, National Museum of Singapore

Peppercorns of black pepper
Noun[edit]
- The plant Piper nigrum.
- The dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
spice
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Further reading[edit]
black pepper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Piper nigrum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Piper nigrum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons