PIPERACEOUS

Etymology

Adjective

piperaceous (not comparable)

(botany) Of or pertaining to the order of plants, Piperaceae, of which the pepper is the type.

Source: Wiktionary


Pip`er*a"ceous, a. Etym: [L. piper pepper.] (Bot.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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