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piperaceous
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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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