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black pepper
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black pepper
(noun)
black pepper
noun
black pepper
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of BLACK PEPPER
[
noncount
]
:
a food seasoning that is made by grinding the dried berries of an Indian plant along with their hard, black covers
—
compare
white pepper
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