Definition of piperaceous Piperaceous
pip•er•a•ceous
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What does piperaceous mean?
Wiktionary 
- piperaceous (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to the order of plants, Piperaceae, of which the pepper is the type.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- piperaceous (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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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piperaceous
pip-e-rā′shi-us, adj. pertaining to the Piperā′ceæ, the pepper family.—adj. Piper′ic, produced from such plants.—n. Pip′erine, an alkaloid found in pepper. [L. piper, pepper.]
