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单词 piperaceous
释义

piperaceous

[ pip-uh-rey-shuhs, pahy-puh- ]
/ ˌpɪp əˈreɪ ʃəs, ˌpaɪ pə- /

adjective

belonging to the Piperacae, the pepper family of plants.
Compare pepper family.

Origin of piperaceous

1665–75; <New Latin Piperace(ae) (Piper the type genus (Latin: pepper) + -aceae-aceae) + -ous

Words nearby piperaceous

pipe major, pip emma, pipe of peace, pipe organ, piper, piperaceous, piperacillin, piperacillin sodium, pipe rack, piperazine, piperidine
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Example sentences from the Web for piperaceous

  • An alkaloid has been obtained from the piperaceous jaborandi by Parodi, and named by him jaborandine.

    Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for piperaceous

piperaceous
/ (ˌpɪpəˈreɪʃəs) /

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Piperaceae, a family of pungent tropical shrubs and climbing flowering plants: includes pepper, betel, and cubeb

Word Origin for piperaceous

C17: via New Latin from Latin piper pepper
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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