black pepper

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noun A pungent spice prepared from the pepper plant Piper nigrum, whose small unripe fruit are fermented, dried, and used whole or ground.

noun The plant Piper nigrum.
noun The seeds (peppercorns) of the plant Piper nigrum which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form. (White pepper is made from black peppercorns which have had their dark skins removed.)

noun pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on
noun climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam

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BLACK PEPPER -- (Piper Nigrum.) The article known in this country by the name of black pepper, is the fruit of a tree which grows spontaneously in the East Indies.

The Cherokee Physician, or Indian Guide to Health, as Given by Richard Foreman, a Cherokee Doctor; Comprising a Brief View of Anatomy, With General Rules for Preserving Health without the Use of Medicines. The Diseases of the U. States, with Their Symptoms, Causes, and Means of Prevention, are Treated on in a Satisfactory Manner. It Also Contains a Description of a Variety of Herbs and Roots, Many of which are not Explained in Any Other Book, and their Medical Virtues have Hitherto been Unknown to the Whites; To which is Added a Short Dispensatory. Richard Foreman 1849
And, like black pepper, mixed spices have a positive impact on metabolism.

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And, like black pepper, mixed spices have a positive impact on metabolism.

unknown title 2009
And, like black pepper, mixed spices have a positive impact on metabolism.

unknown title 2009
And, like black pepper, mixed spices have a positive impact on metabolism.

unknown title 2009
And, like black pepper, mixed spices have a positive impact on metabolism.

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October 9, 2017