black pepper: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	pepper • Piper nigrum

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Fruits of the black pepper plant

Clusters of unripe green peppercorns hang from the vines of a black pepper plant, Piper nigrum, among broad green leaves.

History of pepper in the spice trade

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