long pepper

English

Noun

long pepper (plural long peppers)

  1. 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.

Synonyms
  • Indian long pepper
  • Javan long pepper
  • Indonesian long pepper

Derived terms
  • Balinese long pepper
  • Javanese long pepper

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