common pepper

/ˌkɑmən ˌpɛpər/
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Definitions of common pepper
  1. noun
    climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
    synonyms: Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum, black pepper, pepper, white pepper
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    type of:
    pepper vine, true pepper
    any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper
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