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Black pepper (scientific name: Piper nigrum) is a hot, pungent spice with a host of health benefits. In fact, it is used extensively in Ayurvedic medicine. It has an active component called piperine that gives black pepper its characteristic taste.
black pepper. n. A pungent spice prepared from the pepper plant Piper nigrum, whose small unripe fruit are fermented, dried, and used whole or ground. black pepper. n. (Cookery) a pungent condiment made by grinding the dried unripe berries, together with their black husks, of the pepper plant Piper nigrum.