English words for 'long pepper, especially its root'
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noun
noun
- plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
- 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.
- slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas
noun
- large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties
- plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
- (Canada, US, Philippines) Any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World.
noun
- pepper ground from husked peppercorns
- climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
- A spice consisting of the light-colored seed of the black pepper fruit without the dark-colored pulp and skin. Used as a spice in light colored foods such as cream sauces.
noun
- pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on
- climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
- The plant Piper nigrum.
- The dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.
noun
- Any of various small peppers of highly notable pungency or heat.
- Any of the plants that bear such fruit, especially the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens and their numerous subspecies, varieties, or cultivars.
- plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce
- any of various pungent capsicum fruits
noun
- A Mexican shrub, Poliomintha longiflora, with leaves that smell and taste like oregano
- A Mexican and southwestern-US herb related to bee balm, Mt. Pima oregano, Monarda austromontana, which smells and tastes like oregano
- A Mexican shrub, Lippia graveolens, not closely related to true oregano, but with leaves that smell and taste like like it.
noun
- very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
- ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
- (Indian Chinese cuisine) A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
- (countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
- (chiefly US) A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
- (uncountable) Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
- (Cincinnati) Cincinnati chili.
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verb
noun
- a leaf of a vine from the betel pepper
- Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians
- The betel palm, Areca catechu, and in particular its seed, the areca nut or betel nut.
- Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination:
- An evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper.
- A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan.
noun
- coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root
- the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning
- grated horseradish root
- (countable) A plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana, cultivated for its edible root.
- (slang) Nonsense.
- (uncountable) A pungent condiment made from the root of the plant.
noun
- (countable) Ellipsis of ghost pepper.
- (theater) An understudy.
- (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
- (attributive, in names of species) White or pale.
- (cleaning) A faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
- (quantum mechanics) An unphysical state in a gauge theory.
- Someone whose identity cannot be established because there are no records of such a person.
- (attributive) Of a cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
- (espionage) A covert (and deniable) agent.
- A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- (Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
- (attributive) Perceived or listed but not real.
- A nonexistent person invented to obtain some (typically fraudulent) benefit.
- (writing) Ellipsis of ghostwriter.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) A game in which players take turns to add a letter to a possible word, trying not to complete a word.
- (attributive) Abandoned.
- (computing, linguistics, attributive) A formerly nonexistent character that was at some point mistakenly encoded into a character set standard, which might have since become used opportunistically for some genuine purpose.
- (by extension) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
- A dead person whose identity is stolen by another (see ghosting).
- A false image, for example in a photographic print or negative, or on a television screen or radar display, or in a telescope, caused by poor or double reception or reflection (from a lens or screen).
- (video games) An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
- (attributive) Remnant; remains.
- (attributive) Substitute.
- (computing) A copy of a file or record.
- a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
- the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a suggestion of some quality
adj
verb
- (chiefly social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.
- Synonym of ghostwrite (“to write (a literary work or speech), or produce (an artistic work)), in the place of someone”); also, to carry out (an artistic performance) in the place of someone.
- (Internet) To forcibly disconnect (an IRC user) who is using one's reserved nickname.
- (graphical user interface) To gray out (a visual element) to indicate that it is unavailable.
- To appear suddenly or move like a disembodied soul; specifically (often sports); also (transitive, dated) followed by the dummy subject it: to move easily and quietly without anyone noticing; to slip.
- Of a disembodied soul: to appear (somewhere or to someone) in the form of an apparition; to haunt.
- Followed by for: synonym of ghostwrite (“to write a literary work or speech, or produce an artistic work, in the place of someone”); also, to carry out an artistic performance in the place of someone.
- To imbue (something) with a ghost-like effect or hue.
- To continuously cause (someone or something) trouble; specifically, to continuously be in the thoughts of (someone) in a disturbing manner; to perturb, to trouble.
- (slang) To kill (someone).
- (nautical) Of a sailing vessel: to sail seemingly with very little or no wind.
- (chiefly UK, law enforcement) To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison, usually without first informing the prisoner.
- haunt like a ghost; pursue
- move like a ghost
- write for someone else
noun
- widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
- root of any of several members of the mustard family
- (slang) A fool or simpleton.
- (Singapore, Malaysia, by extension) The root of the yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus; jicama.
- The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
- (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, Cornwall, Atlantic Canada, Manitoba) The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus.
- (Hong Kong) The white root of Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, also known as a daikon.
verb
noun
- plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
- a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos
- (uncountable) Powdered spice made from dried and ground fruits of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper (cultivars of Capsicum annuum), or mixtures of these (used especially in Hungarian cooking).
- (countable) A variety of the spice.
- A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.
- (countable, rare, commonly called "dried [bell/chilli] peppers" or "dried capsicums") A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice.
adj
noun
noun
- plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
- 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.
- slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas
noun
- large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties
- plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
- (Canada, US, Philippines) Any of several bell-shaped varieties of Capsicum annuum, an edible, sweet, generally mild (not spicy) fruit, originating in the New World.
noun
- pepper ground from husked peppercorns
- climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
- A spice consisting of the light-colored seed of the black pepper fruit without the dark-colored pulp and skin. Used as a spice in light colored foods such as cream sauces.
noun
- pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on
- climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
- The plant Piper nigrum.
- The dried, unripe berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant which are commonly used as a spice and seasoning. They are either used whole, or in a ground or crushed form.
noun
- Any of various small peppers of highly notable pungency or heat.
- Any of the plants that bear such fruit, especially the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens and their numerous subspecies, varieties, or cultivars.
- plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce
- any of various pungent capsicum fruits
noun
- A Mexican shrub, Poliomintha longiflora, with leaves that smell and taste like oregano
- A Mexican and southwestern-US herb related to bee balm, Mt. Pima oregano, Monarda austromontana, which smells and tastes like oregano
- A Mexican shrub, Lippia graveolens, not closely related to true oregano, but with leaves that smell and taste like like it.
noun
- very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
- ground beef and chili peppers or chili powder often with tomatoes and kidney beans
- (Indian Chinese cuisine) A spicy stew of chicken or paneer, capsicum and onion, eaten as an appetizer.
- (countable) The pungent, spicy fresh or dried fruit of any of several cultivated varieties of capsicum peppers, used in cooking.
- (chiefly US) A dish made with chili peppers and other ingredients, such as beans and beef.
- (uncountable) Powdered chili pepper, used as a spice or flavouring in cooking.
- (Cincinnati) Cincinnati chili.
noun
- a leaf of a vine from the betel pepper
- Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians
- The betel palm, Areca catechu, and in particular its seed, the areca nut or betel nut.
- Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination:
- An evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper.
- A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan.
noun
- coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root
- the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning
- grated horseradish root
- (countable) A plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana, cultivated for its edible root.
- (slang) Nonsense.
- (uncountable) A pungent condiment made from the root of the plant.
noun
- (countable) Ellipsis of ghost pepper.
- (theater) An understudy.
- (attributive, in names of species) Transparent or translucent.
- (attributive, in names of species) White or pale.
- (cleaning) A faint image that remains after an attempt to remove graffiti.
- (quantum mechanics) An unphysical state in a gauge theory.
- Someone whose identity cannot be established because there are no records of such a person.
- (attributive) Of a cryptid, supernatural or extraterrestrial nature.
- (espionage) A covert (and deniable) agent.
- A disembodied soul; a soul or spirit of a deceased person; a spirit appearing after death.
- (Internet) An unresponsive user on IRC, resulting from the user's client disconnecting without notifying the server.
- (attributive) Perceived or listed but not real.
- A nonexistent person invented to obtain some (typically fraudulent) benefit.
- (writing) Ellipsis of ghostwriter.
- (uncountable, often capitalized) A game in which players take turns to add a letter to a possible word, trying not to complete a word.
- (attributive) Abandoned.
- (computing, linguistics, attributive) A formerly nonexistent character that was at some point mistakenly encoded into a character set standard, which might have since become used opportunistically for some genuine purpose.
- (by extension) Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image.
- A dead person whose identity is stolen by another (see ghosting).
- A false image, for example in a photographic print or negative, or on a television screen or radar display, or in a telescope, caused by poor or double reception or reflection (from a lens or screen).
- (video games) An opponent in a racing game that follows a previously recorded route, allowing players to compete against previous best times.
- (attributive) Remnant; remains.
- (attributive) Substitute.
- (computing) A copy of a file or record.
- a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
- the visible disembodied soul of a dead person
- a mental representation of some haunting experience
- a suggestion of some quality
adj
verb
- (chiefly social media, slang) To stop communicating with (someone) on social media, though text messages, etc., without explanation, especially as a way of ending a relationship; hence, to end a relationship with (someone) by stopping all communication without explanation.
- Synonym of ghostwrite (“to write (a literary work or speech), or produce (an artistic work)), in the place of someone”); also, to carry out (an artistic performance) in the place of someone.
- (Internet) To forcibly disconnect (an IRC user) who is using one's reserved nickname.
- (graphical user interface) To gray out (a visual element) to indicate that it is unavailable.
- To appear suddenly or move like a disembodied soul; specifically (often sports); also (transitive, dated) followed by the dummy subject it: to move easily and quietly without anyone noticing; to slip.
- Of a disembodied soul: to appear (somewhere or to someone) in the form of an apparition; to haunt.
- Followed by for: synonym of ghostwrite (“to write a literary work or speech, or produce an artistic work, in the place of someone”); also, to carry out an artistic performance in the place of someone.
- To imbue (something) with a ghost-like effect or hue.
- To continuously cause (someone or something) trouble; specifically, to continuously be in the thoughts of (someone) in a disturbing manner; to perturb, to trouble.
- (slang) To kill (someone).
- (nautical) Of a sailing vessel: to sail seemingly with very little or no wind.
- (chiefly UK, law enforcement) To transfer (a prisoner) to another prison, usually without first informing the prisoner.
- haunt like a ghost; pursue
- move like a ghost
- write for someone else
noun
- widely cultivated plant having a large fleshy edible white or yellow root
- root of any of several members of the mustard family
- (slang) A fool or simpleton.
- (Singapore, Malaysia, by extension) The root of the yam bean, Pachyrhizus erosus; jicama.
- The white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable and as fodder for cattle.
- (Scotland, Ireland, Northern England, Cornwall, Atlantic Canada, Manitoba) The yellow root of a related plant, the swede or Brassica napus.
- (Hong Kong) The white root of Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, also known as a daikon.
verb
noun
- plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
- a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos
- (uncountable) Powdered spice made from dried and ground fruits of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper (cultivars of Capsicum annuum), or mixtures of these (used especially in Hungarian cooking).
- (countable) A variety of the spice.
- A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.
- (countable, rare, commonly called "dried [bell/chilli] peppers" or "dried capsicums") A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice.
adj
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