pepper elder
noun
1The West Indian shrub Piper amalago, which is used medicinally and as a substitute for pepper.
2A plant of the genus Peperomia.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in Edward Long (1734–1813), planter and commentator on Jamaican affairs.
- off the bit (or bridle)
- off the boat
- off-the-course
- off the cuff
- off-the-face
- off the grid
- off the grog
- off the hook
- off-the-job
- off the map
- off the pace
- off the peg
- off-the-plan
- off the rack
- off the record
- off-the-road
- off the scale
- off the shelf
- off the shoulder
- off the top of one's head
- off the wall
- off the wind
- off time
- off-topic
- off-track