Sichuan pepper
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Etymology Edit
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Noun Edit
Sichuan pepper (usually uncountable, plural Sichuan peppers)
- (countable, uncountable) The outer pod of the tiny fruit of a number of species in the genus Zanthoxylum widely grown and consumed in Asia as a spice. Not closely related to black pepper or to chilli peppers.
- (uncountable) Spice made from this pod.
- (countable) A plant producing the pods, Zanthoxylum
Synonyms Edit
- (pod and spice): fagara pepper, flower pepper
Hyponyms Edit
- (plant): Same as holonyms of the pod.
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Translations Edit
pod of Zanthoxylum
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