Madagascar pepper n 1: climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam [syn: {pepper}, {common pepper}, {black pepper}, {white pepper}, {Madagascar pepper}, {Piper nigrum}]
madagascar pepper \madagascar pepper\ n. (Bot.) A climber ({Piper nigrum}) having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; found in South India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in North Burma and Assam. Syn: pepper, common pepper, black pepper, white pepper, Madagascar pepper, {Piper nigrum}. [WordNet 1.5]