piperaceousadj.

Brit.

/pɪpəˈreɪʃəs/, U.S.

/ˌpɪpəˈreɪʃəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin piper , -aceous suffix; Latin Piperaceae , -ous suffix.

Etymology: In sense 1 < classical Latin piper pepper n. + -aceous suffix. In sense 2 < scientific Latin Piperaceae, family name (L. C. M. Richard in A von Humboldt et al. Nova genera et species (1815) I. 39; < scientific Latin Piper , genus name ( Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 28; < classical Latin piper ) + -aceae : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix.

†1. Of the nature of pepper; pungent. Obsolete. rare.

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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] > mordant

smartc1330

unkeen?a1425

mordant1474

piquant1521

pugnant1537

quick1542

nippingc1547

nippy1575

cutting1582

yarking1593

stinging1600

pointed1617

pungent1619

toothed1628

aculeate1640

mordacious1648

aculeated1655

piperaceous1674

peppery1826

pointy1883

lashing1900

1674 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 9 5 Being, if I may so speak, piperaceous and biting.

2. Botany. Of or relating to the family Piperaceae (the pepper family), comprising chiefly tropical, often aromatic, herbaceous plants, shrubs, lianas, and small trees, many of which provide products used as pungent spices. Cf. pepper n. 2a.

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the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Piperaceae (pepper family) > [adjective]

piperaceous1846

1846 Penny Cycl. Suppl. II. 272/1 Matica or Matico..an astringent plant..from Peru..Doubts exist as to the botanical origin of the plant, some ascribing it to a Labiate plant..while others refer it to a piperaceous plant.

1906 A. L. Winton & J. Moeller Microsc. Vegetable Foods 502 (heading) Piperaceous fruits.

1987 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 25 July 229/2 Several have been investigated in the laboratory: a local anaesthetic was found in a novel piperaceous shrub and a sedative in a bignoniaceous climber.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	piperaceous
释义	piperaceousadj. Brit. /pɪpəˈreɪʃəs/, U.S. /ˌpɪpəˈreɪʃəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: Latin piper , -aceous suffix; Latin Piperaceae , -ous suffix. Etymology: In sense 1 < classical Latin piper pepper n. + -aceous suffix. In sense 2 < scientific Latin Piperaceae, family name (L. C. M. Richard in A von Humboldt et al. Nova genera et species (1815) I. 39; < scientific Latin Piper , genus name ( Linnaeus Species plantarum (1753) I. 28; < classical Latin piper ) + -aceae : see -aceous suffix) + -ous suffix. †1. Of the nature of pepper; pungent. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] > mordant smartc1330 unkeen?a1425 mordant1474 piquant1521 pugnant1537 quick1542 nippingc1547 nippy1575 cutting1582 yarking1593 stinging1600 pointed1617 pungent1619 toothed1628 aculeate1640 mordacious1648 aculeated1655 piperaceous1674 peppery1826 pointy1883 lashing1900 1674 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 9 5 Being, if I may so speak, piperaceous and biting. 2. Botany. Of or relating to the family Piperaceae (the pepper family), comprising chiefly tropical, often aromatic, herbaceous plants, shrubs, lianas, and small trees, many of which provide products used as pungent spices. Cf. pepper n. 2a. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Piperaceae (pepper family) > [adjective] piperaceous1846 1846 Penny Cycl. Suppl. II. 272/1 Matica or Matico..an astringent plant..from Peru..Doubts exist as to the botanical origin of the plant, some ascribing it to a Labiate plant..while others refer it to a piperaceous plant. 1906 A. L. Winton & J. Moeller Microsc. Vegetable Foods 502 (heading) Piperaceous fruits. 1987 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 25 July 229/2 Several have been investigated in the laboratory: a local anaesthetic was found in a novel piperaceous shrub and a sedative in a bignoniaceous climber. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1674
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