piperaceous

[ pip-uh-rey-shuh s, pahy-puh- ]
/ ˌpɪp əˈreɪ ʃəs, ˌpaɪ pə- /

adjective

belonging to the Piperacae, the pepper family of plants.
Compare pepper family.

Origin of piperaceous

1665–75; < New Latin Piperace(ae) ( Piper the type genus (Latin: pepper) + -aceae -aceae) + -ous

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British Dictionary definitions for piperaceous

piperaceous
/ (ˌpɪpəˈreɪʃəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Piperaceae, a family of pungent tropical shrubs and climbing flowering plants: includes pepper, betel, and cubeb

Word Origin for piperaceous

C17: via New Latin from Latin piper pepper