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Webster 1913 Edition


Piperaceous

Pipˊer-a′ceous

,
Adj.
[L.
piper
pepper.]
(Bot.)
Of or pertaining to the order of plants (
Piperaceæ
) of which the pepper (
Piper nigrum
) is the type. There are about a dozen genera and a thousand species, mostly tropical plants with pungent and aromatic qualities.

Definition 2024


piperaceous

piperaceous

English

Adjective

piperaceous (not comparable)

  1. (botany) Of or pertaining to the order of plants, Piperaceae, of which the pepper is the type.