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... > Eukaryota > Viridiplantae > Streptophyta > Embryophyta > Tracheophyta > Magnoliopsida > Piperaceae > Piper > Piper nigrum

Preferred term

Piper nigrum  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Black Pepper
  • Pepper, Black
  • Pepper, White
  • White Pepper

Note

  • see entry terms at CAPSICUM for other types of pepper

Scope note

  • A plant species in the PIPERACEAE plant family. It is a common spice on foods and is used medicinally to increase gastrointestinal assimilation of other supplements and drugs. Piperine is a key component. Black pepper is picked unripe and heaped for a few days to ferment. White Pepper is the ripe fruit dehulled by maceration in water.

History note

  • 2002; for BLACK PEPPER use SPICES 1993-2001; for WHITE PEPPER use SPICES 1998-2001

In other languages

  • pippuri

    Finnish

  • Piper nigrum
  • Peppar

    Swedish

  • Svartpeppar
  • Vitpeppar

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D029222

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