| Definition of 'piper nigrum' |
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1. (noun) pepper, common pepper, black pepper, white pepper, Madagascar pepper, Piper nigrum
climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. piper nigrum
A plant species in the PIPERACEAE plant family. It is a common spice on foods and is used medicinally to increase gastrointestinal assimilation of other supplements and drugs. Piperine is a key component. Black pepper is picked unripe and heaped for a few days to ferment. White Pepper is the ripe fruit dehulled by maceration in water.
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