- waterpepper
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water pepper
n.
A perennial herb (Polygonum hydropiperoides) growing in marshes and bogs of the United States, having reddish stems, clusters of small greenish flowers, and acrid-tasting leaves.
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Universalium. 2010.
waterpepper
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waterpepper — /ˈwɔtəpɛpə/ (say wawtuhpepuh) noun any of various plants of the genus Polygonum, growing in wet places, especially P. hydropiper …
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