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Pepper may refer to:

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Plants and plant products

The genus Piper (genus) of the pepper family (Piperaceae), including for example:

The genus Capsicum of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), including for example:

The genus Pimenta (genus) of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), including for example:

Other plants known as peppers:

People

Fictional characters

Music

  • Pepper (band), a rock-reggae band originally from Hawaii
  • "Pepper (song)", a 1996 song by the alternative rock band Butthole Surfers

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See also


1911 encyclopedia

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Simple English

Peppers are plants, but there are many unrelated genera

  • The genus Piper. It contains Black pepper, a plant that is grown to produce the peppercorn, the dark powder known as pepper is made of.
  • The genus Capsicum. It contains the Chili pepper which is most often used as a vegetable
  • Sichuan pepper, a condiment that is different from black pepper, and unrelated to it.
  • Brazillian pepper, a shrub that is native to South America. It is widely used as an ornamental plant in frost-free regions. Its fruit is sometimes sold as pink peppercorns. It is poisonous in larger quantities.
  • Tasmanian pepper, or Mountain pepper, an evergreen flowering plant of Australia and New Zealand
  • Ukrainian Red Midget, a plant that produces peppers sometimes referred to at Thai Hot.







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