piperaceous

English

Etymology

Piperaceae +‎ -ous

Adjective

piperaceous (not comparable)

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

References

• “piperaceous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.