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.
Words nearby piperaceous
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pipeliner,
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piperacillin sodium,
piperazine,
piperidine,
piperine
Example sentences from the Web for piperaceous
An alkaloid has been obtained from the piperaceous jaborandi by Parodi, and named by him jaborandine.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II |Arnold Cooley
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