piperaceous

American

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

adjective

belonging to the Piperacae, the pepper family of plants.

piperaceous British

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of piperaceous

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

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Piperaceous, pip-e-rā′shi-us, adj. pertaining to the Piperā′ce�, the pepper family.—adj.

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