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noun
a widely distributed annual plant, Polygonum hydropiper, of marshes and bogs, characterized by acrid, peppery-tasting leaves.
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How to use water pepper in a sentence

  • Water Pepper, put under the saddle of a tired horse, will refresh him and cause him to travel well again.

  • Perhaps this is the Water Pepper, which, according to English tradition, has the same effect if placed under the saddle.

British Dictionary definitions for water pepper

water pepper

noun
any of several polygonaceous plants of the genus Polygonum, esp P. hydropiper, of marshy regions, having reddish stems, clusters of small greenish flowers, and acrid-tasting leaves
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