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black pepper

[¦blak ′pep·ər]
(food engineering)
A spice; the dried unripe berries of Piper nigrum, a vine of the pepper family (Piperaceae) in the order Piperales.
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The antidiarrheal effect of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.
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flavus while methanol and ethanol extract of black pepper exhibited 30% and 35% inhibition, respectively.
In contrast, the extract of black pepper was effective against F.
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