pepper

English Thesaurus

1. sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum (noun.food)

hypernym	:	solanaceous vegetable,
definition	:	any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon (noun.food)

hyponym	:	sweet pepper,
definition	:	large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads (noun.food)

hyponym	:	hot pepper,
definition	:	any of various pungent capsicum fruits (noun.food)

part meronym	:	capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper,
definition	:	any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers (noun.plant)

2. pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground (noun.food)

hypernym	:	flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning,
definition	:	something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts (noun.food)

hyponym	:	black pepper,
definition	:	pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on (noun.food)

hyponym	:	white pepper,
definition	:	pepper ground from husked peppercorns (noun.food)

part meronym	:	black pepper, common pepper, madagascar pepper, pepper, piper nigrum, white pepper,
definition	:	climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam (noun.plant)

3. any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	bush, shrub,
definition	:	a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	capsicum annuum conoides, cone pepper,
definition	:	plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno, long pepper,
definition	:	plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	bell pepper, capsicum annuum grossum, paprika, pimento, pimiento, sweet pepper, sweet pepper plant,
definition	:	plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	capsicum annuum cerasiforme, cherry pepper,
definition	:	plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	bird pepper, capsicum baccatum, capsicum frutescens baccatum,
definition	:	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 (noun.plant)

hyponym	:	capsicum frutescens, hot pepper, tabasco pepper, tabasco plant,
definition	:	plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce (noun.plant)

part holonym	:	pepper,
definition	:	sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum (noun.food)

member meronym	:	capsicum, genus capsicum,
definition	:	chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers (noun.plant)

substance holonym	:	capsaicin,
definition	:	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 (noun.substance)

4. climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	pepper vine, true pepper,
definition	:	any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper (noun.plant)

part holonym	:	pepper, peppercorn,
definition	:	pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground (noun.food)

member meronym	:	genus piper, piper,
definition	:	type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs (noun.plant)

substance holonym	:	piperin, piperine,
definition	:	derived from pepper (especially black pepper); source of the hotness of black and white pepper (noun.substance)

5. attack and bombard with or as if with missiles (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	assail, attack,
definition	:	launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with (verb.competition)

entail	:	throw,
definition	:	propel through the air (verb.contact)

6. add pepper to (verb.perception)

hypernym	:	spice, spice up, zest,
definition	:	add herbs or spices to (verb.perception)

domain category	:	cookery, cooking, preparation,
definition	:	the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act)

7. pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground (noun.food)

derivation	:	pepper,
definition	:	add pepper to (verb.perception)

derivation	:	peppery,
definition	:	having the piquant burning taste of peppers (adj.all)

8. attack and bombard with or as if with missiles (verb.competition)

derivation	:	pelter,
definition	:	a thrower of missiles (noun.person)

9. add pepper to (verb.perception)

derivation	:	pepper, peppercorn,
definition	:	pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground (noun.food)

10. pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground (noun.food)

derivation	:	pepper,
definition	:	add pepper to (verb.perception)

derivation	:	peppery,
definition	:	having the piquant burning taste of peppers (adj.all)

11. attack and bombard with or as if with missiles (verb.competition)

derivation	:	pelter,
definition	:	a thrower of missiles (noun.person)

12. add pepper to (verb.perception)

derivation	:	pepper, peppercorn,
definition	:	pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground (noun.food)

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