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Definition of Black pepper
1. Noun. Climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam.
Exact synonyms: Common Pepper, Madagascar Pepper, Pepper, Piper Nigrum, White Pepper
Terms within: Pepper, Peppercorn
Group relationships: Genus Piper, Piper
Generic synonyms: Pepper Vine, True Pepper
Terms within: Piperin, Piperine
Terms within: Pepper, Peppercorn
Group relationships: Genus Piper, Piper
Generic synonyms: Pepper Vine, True Pepper
Terms within: Piperin, Piperine
2. Noun. Pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on.