PEPPER

n. Pe2p'u6r. Gr.. irorepi. Lat.. piper. Fr., poivre. Ger., Pfeffer. 1. The fruit of various species of Piper, also the plants themselves. [B, 180, 275 (a, 35).] 2. Of the U. S. Ph., see Black p. African p. 1. The fruit of Capsicum fastigiatum. [B, 19, 185 (a, 35).] 2. See HABZELIA cethiopica and HABZELIA undulata. 3. See African CUBEBS (1st def.). Australian p. The Drimys Winter i and Schinus molle. [B, 275 (a. 35).] Bird-p. See CAPSICUM baccatum. Black p. Lat., piper [U. S. Ph.] (nir/rum [Br. Ph.]). Fr., poivre noir [Fr. Cod.]. Ger., schwarzer Pfeffer. Sp.,pimienta negra [Mex. Ph.]. The dried unripe fruit of Piper nigrum. [B, 5, 18 (a, 35).] Black p. of West Africa. See African CUBEBS (1st def.). Bonnet-p. See CAPSICUM tetragonum. 1. The Schinus molle. 2. See Cayenne p. [a, 35.J Confection of (black) p. See Confectio PIPERIS. Guinea p. 1. See Cayenne p. 2. See HABZELIA cethiopica and HABZELIA imdulata. 3. See African CUBEBS (1st def.). 4. See Negro p. (2d def.). Jamaica p. Lat., piper jam a i cense. Fr., poivre de la Jama'ique. Ger., Jamaicapfeffer. See PIMENT A (2d def.). Japan p., Japanese p. The Xanthoxylum piperitum or its fruit; according to some authors, the Xanthoxylum alatum. [B. 5, 19. 185. 275 (a. 35).] Long p. See PIPER longum. Malaguetta p., Mallaguetta p., Melegueta p., Meligueta p. Lat., grana malaguetta. Yr.,melaguette, maniguette. Any one of various scitamineous fruits or seeds, especially grains of Paradise, of which two varieties one larger, wartier, and having a projecting fibrous tuft, the other smaller, smoother, and destitute of the tuft occur in commerce. According to Daniell, they are derived from varieties of the same species, though the Amomum grana paradisi and the Amonntm melegueta are considered by most botanists distinct. [B, 5, 18. 121, 180 (a, 35).] Negro p. Ger., Negerpfeffer. 1. See HABZELIA cethiopica and HABZELIA undulata. 2. The Xanthoxylum guineense. [B, 275 (a. 35).] P.-tree. 1. In California, the Schinus molle. 2. In Australia, the Tasmania aromatic a. [B, 185 (o. 35).] Pod p., Red p., Spanish p. See Cayenne p. White p. Ger., wei er Pfeffer. P. prepared by drying the ripe fruits of Piper nigrum after bruising them and washing off the stalks and pulpy matter, also by removing the dark outer layer or pericarp of the black p. [B; B, 121, 173 (a, 35).] [s. 234]