pepper

A perennial climbing vine (Piper nigrum) native to India, widely cultivated for its long slender spikes of small fruit.

A pungent black or white spice produced from the dried fruit of this plant, used as a condiment.

Any of several other plants of the genus Piper, such as cubeb, betel, and kava.

Any of several tropical American, cultivated varieties of capsicum, having podlike, many-seeded, fruit.

The podlike fruit of any of these plants, varying in size, shape, color, and degree of pungency, with the milder types including the bell pepper and pimiento, and the more pungent types including the habanero.