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Piperaceous

Webster's Dictionary

(a.) Of or pertaining to the order of plants (Piperaceae) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Piperaceous'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/piperaceous.html. 1828.