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Definition of White 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: Black Pepper, Common Pepper, Madagascar Pepper, Pepper, Piper Nigrum
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 ground from husked peppercorns.
Definition of White pepper
1. Noun. The peppercorn and spice of a light colored variety of pepper (contrast black pepper). Used as a spice in light colored foods such as cream sauces. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com