long pepper

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The flowering vine Piper longum in the genus Piper (pepper) of family Piperaceae, cultivated for its characteristically long fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.

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Inherited from Middle English long peper; by surface analysis, long + pepper.

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