Pepper
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Plants and plant products
The genus Piper (genus)Piper (genus)
Piper, the pepper plants or pepper vines , are an economically and ecologically important genus in the family Piperaceae...
of the pepper family (Piperaceae), including for example:
- Black pepperBlack pepperBlack pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit, known as a peppercorn when dried, is approximately in diameter, dark red when fully mature, and, like all drupes, contains a single seed...
, white and green pepper, Piper nigrum - CubebCubebCubeb , or tailed pepper, is a plant in genus Piper, cultivated for its fruit and essential oil. It is mostly grown in Java and Sumatra, hence sometimes called Java pepper. The fruits are gathered before they are ripe, and carefully dried...
, Piper cubeba, also known as Java pepper - Long pepperLong pepperLong pepper , , sometimes called Indian long pepper, is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. Long pepper has a similar, but hotter, taste to its close relative Piper nigrum - from which black, green and white...
, Piper longum
The genus Capsicum
Capsicum
Capsicum is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, Solanaceae. Its species are native to the Americas where they have been cultivated for thousands of years, but they are now also cultivated worldwide, used as spices, vegetables, and medicines - and have become are a key element in...
of the nightshade family (Solanaceae), including for example:
- Banana pepperBanana pepperThe banana pepper is a member of the chili pepper family. It is often pickled and used as an ingredient in sandwiches. It is a variety of the species Capsicum annuum. Its shape and color resembles a banana...
, a number of species and spices - Bell pepperBell pepperBell pepper, also known as sweet pepper or a pepper and capsicum , is a cultivar group of the species Capsicum annuum . Cultivars of the plant produce fruits in different colors, including red, yellow, orange and green. Bell peppers are sometimes grouped with less pungent pepper varieties as...
, a Capsicum annuum cultivar - Cayenne pepperCayenne pepperThe cayenne pepper—also known as the Guinea spice,cow-horn pepper, aleva, bird pepper,or, especially in its powdered form, red pepper—is a red, hot chili pepper used to flavor dishes and for medicinal purposes. Named for the city of Cayenne in French Guiana, it is a cultivar of Capsicum annuum...
, a Capsicum annuum cultivar - Chili pepperChili pepperChili pepper is the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The term in British English and in Australia, New Zealand, India, Malaysia and other Asian countries is just chilli without pepper.Chili peppers originated in the Americas...
, a number of species - Datil pepperDatil pepperThe Datil is an exceptionally hot pepper, a variety of the species Capsicum chinense .Datils are similar in strength to habaneros but have a sweeter, fruitier flavor. Their level of spiciness may be anywhere from 100,000 to 300,000 scoville units...
, a Capsicum chinense cultivar - JalapeñoJalapeñoThe jalapeño is a medium-sized chili pepper that has a warm, burning sensation when eaten. A mature jalapeño fruit is 2–3½ inches long and is commonly picked and consumed while still green, but occasionally it is allowed to fully ripen and turn crimson red...
, a Capsicum annuum cultivar
The genus Pimenta (genus) of the myrtle family (Myrtaceae), including for example:
- AllspiceAllspiceAllspice, also called Jamaica pepper, pepper, myrtle pepper, pimenta, or newspice, is a spice that is the dried unripe fruit of Pimenta dioica , a mid-canopy tree native to the Greater Antilles, southern Mexico, and Central America, now cultivated in many warm parts of the world...
(P. dioicia) - Pimenta haitiensisPimenta haitiensisPimenta haitiensis is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Pimenta jamaicensisPimenta jamaicensisPimenta jamaicensis is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Pimenta obscuraPimenta obscuraPimenta obscura is a species of plant in the Myrtaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Pimenta racemosa (P. racemosa), West Indian bay tree
Other plants known as peppers:
- Aframomum meleguetaAframomum meleguetaAframomum melegueta is a species in the ginger family, Zingiberaceae. This spice, commonly known as grains of paradise, melegueta pepper, alligator pepper, Guinea grains or Guinea pepper, is obtained from the ground seeds; it gives a pungent, peppery flavour...
, grains of paradise - Macropiper excelsum, kawakawa
- PseudowinteraPseudowinteraPseudowintera is a genus of woody evergreen flowering trees and shrubs, part of family Winteraceae. The species of Pseudowintera are native to New Zealand. Winteraceae are magnoliids, associated with the humid Antarctic flora of the southern hemisphere. Horopito can be chewed for a hot, peppery...
, horopito - Pseudowintera colorataPseudowintera colorataPseudowintera colorata is a species of woody evergreen flowering trees and shrubs, part of family Winteraceae. The species is endemic to New Zealand. All Winteraceae are magnoliids, associated with the humid Antarctic flora of the southern hemisphere....
, New Zealand Pepperwood - SchinusSchinusSchinus is a genus of flowering trees and tall shrubs in the sumac family, Anacardiaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as pepper trees. The Peruvian Pepper Tree is the source of the spice known as pink peppercorns but can become serious invasive species outside their natural habitats...
genus, peppercorn trees - Tasmanian pepper, Mountain pepper or "pepperbush", Tasmannia species
- ZanthoxylumZanthoxylumZanthoxylum is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs in the citrus or rue family, Rutaceae, native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. Common names include Prickly-ash and Hercules' Club.The fruit of several species are used to make the spice...
genus- Sichuan pepperSichuan PepperSichuan pepper is the outer pod of the tiny fruit of a number of species in the genus Zanthoxylum , widely grown and consumed in Asia as a spice. Despite the name, it is not related to black pepper or to chili peppers...
, produced from the fruit of several Zanthoxylum species
- Sichuan pepper
- Zanthoxylum clava-herculisZanthoxylum clava-herculisZanthoxylum clava-herculis, the Hercules' Club , pepperwood, or Southern prickly ash, is a spiny tree or shrub native to the southeastern United States. It grows to 10-17 m tall and has distinctive spined thick, corky lumps 2-3 cm long on the bark...
, American Pepperwood
Fictional characters
- Pepper, an orphan girl in the musical AnnieAnnie (musical)Annie is a Broadway musical based upon the popular Harold Gray comic strip Little Orphan Annie, with music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Martin Charnin, and the book by Thomas Meehan. The original Broadway production opened in 1977 and ran for nearly six years with a blonde Annie as the poster...
- Pepper, a character in the Chili'sChili'sChili's Grill & Bar is a restaurant chain founded by Larry Lavine. The chain has more than 1400 casual dining restaurants, mostly located in the United States and Canada...
restaurant activity packages - Pepper, a Dutch Warmblood horse with light blue highlights from the HorselandHorseland (TV Series)Horseland is an American animated series produced by DIC Entertainment. It is an animated drama and comic mischief program following events in the lives of a group of kids who are riding at Horseland, an equestrian school and stable. Their adventures include riding, raising, and entering their...
TV series - Pepper, a bartender in the musical Mamma Mia!Mamma Mia!Mamma Mia! is a stage musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA, composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band. Although the title of the musical is taken from the group's 1975 chart-topper "Mamma Mia", the plot is fictional, not...
(and the movie Mamma Mia! The Movie) - Pepper, one of the main characters in the animation Pepper and Kad
- Pepper AnnPepper AnnPepper Ann is an American animated series created by Sue Rose and aired on ABC. It debuted on September 13, 1997.Pepper Ann starred cartoon adolescents and charted their ups and downs at Hazelnut Middle School. It aired as part of the Disney's One Saturday Morning block...
, the main character from the Disney TV series Pepper Ann - Pepper PottsPepper PottsVirginia "Pepper" Potts is a fictional character, a supporting character and a love interest of Iron Man in the Marvel Comics Universe...
, the secretary of Iron Man in the Marvel comics universe - Chris Pepper, character played by Peter LawfordPeter LawfordPeter Sydney Ernest Aylen , better known as Peter Lawford, was an English-American actor.He was a member of the "Rat Pack", and brother-in-law to US President John F. Kennedy, perhaps more noted in later years for his off-screen activities as a celebrity than for his acting...
in 1969 comedy One More Time (film)One More Time (film)One More Time is a comedy film, directed by Jerry Lewis and starring Sammy Davis, Jr. and Peter Lawford. It was filmed in 1969 and released in May, 1970 by United Artists. It is a sequel to the 1968 film Salt and Pepper.-Synopsis:...
directed by Jerry LewisJerry LewisJerry Lewis is an American comedian, actor, singer, film producer, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for his slapstick humor in film, television, stage and radio. He was originally paired up with Dean Martin in 1946, forming the famed comedy team of Martin and Lewis... - Sgt. Floyd Pepper, a character from The Muppet Show and related works
- Sgt. Leann "Pepper" Anderson, the central character in the 1970s Police Woman TV series, played by Angie Dickinson
- Waldo Pepper, protagonist of the film The Great Waldo PepperThe Great Waldo PepperThe Great Waldo Pepper is a 1975 drama film directed, produced, and co-written by George Roy Hill. It stars Robert Redford as a discontented airplane pilot in the years 1926-1931....
Music
- Pepper (band)Pepper (band)Pepper is a rock band originally from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. The band's music is often classified as a combination of reggae, dub and rock. The band consists of vocalist/guitarist Kaleo Wassman, vocalist/bassist Bret Bollinger, and drummer Yesod Williams...
, a rock-reggae band originally from Hawaii - "Pepper" (song)Pepper (song)"Pepper" is a song by American alternative rock band Butthole Surfers. It appeared on their 1996 album Electriclarryland, and reached number one on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart...
, a 1996 song by the alternative rock band Butthole Surfers
Other
- Dr PepperDr PepperDr Pepper is a soft drink, marketed as having a unique flavor. The drink was created in the 1880s by Charles Alderton of Waco, Texas and first served around 1885. Dr Pepper was first nationally marketed in the United States in 1904 and is now also sold in Europe, Asia, Canada, Mexico, Australia ...
, a carbonated soft drink - Newark Pepper, a defunct Major League Baseball team from the Federal League
- Perets'Perets'Perets is a Ukrainian satirical newspaper, in the style of Krokodil.It was originally founded in the then capital of the Ukrainian SSR, Kharkiv, as Червоний Перець in 1927. It moved to Kiev in 1941....
, a Ukrainian satirical newspaper also known as "Pepper" - Pepper (baseball)Pepper (baseball)Pepper is both a common batting and fielding exercise and a competitive game in baseball, where one player hits brisk ground balls to a group of fielders who are standing close by.-Exercise:...
and Pepper (volleyball)Pepper (volleyball)In volleyball, pepper, usually used as a verb, is a very popular warm-up drill, generally involving two players. Variations with more players exist....
, sports warm-up exercises - Pepper (card game), an alternate name for Bid Euchre
- Pepper AnnPepper AnnPepper Ann is an American animated series created by Sue Rose and aired on ABC. It debuted on September 13, 1997.Pepper Ann starred cartoon adolescents and charted their ups and downs at Hazelnut Middle School. It aired as part of the Disney's One Saturday Morning block...
, an animated series that debuted in 1997 - Pepper Plugin API (PPAPI), a web browser plugin interface
- Pepper II, an early 1980s video game by ExidyExidyExidy was one of the largest creators of arcade video games during the early period of video games, from 1974 until at least 1986 . The company was founded by H.R."Pete" Kauffman...