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Descriptor English:
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Piper nigrum
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Piper nigrum
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Piper nigrum
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Synonyms English:
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Black Pepper
Pepper, Black
Pepper, White
White Pepper
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Tree Number:
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B01.650.940.800.575.912.250.812.666.500
HP4.018.592.485
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Definition English:
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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. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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see entry terms at CAPSICUM for other types of pepper
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History Note English:
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2002; for BLACK PEPPER use SPICES 1993-2001; for WHITE PEPPER use SPICES 1998-2001
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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35919
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Unique Identifier:
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D029222
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DeCS
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