piperaceous

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Adjective

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CIDE DICTIONARY

piperaceous, a. [L. piper pepper.].

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. [1913 Webster]

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