pepper plant

noun

1

: a plant yielding pepper

2

: any of several pungent plants: such as

a

: shepherd's purse

b

: an Australian plant (Alpinia caerulea) with a pungent edible rootstock

c

: a widely distributed smartweed (Polygonum hydropiper)

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