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Meaning of piper nigrum

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

piper

Pronunciation:/ˈpaɪ.pə//ˈpaɪ.pɚ/

noun

Definitions

  1. A musician who plays a pipe.

  2. A bagpiper.

  3. A baby pigeon.

  4. A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines.

piper

noun

Definitions

  1. A plant of the family Piperaceae.

  2. A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.

  3. A bell pepper, a fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.

  4. A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again

    Example: Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games".