Piperaceous
Pronunciation : Pip`er*a"ceous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. piper pepper.] (Bot.)
Definition : Defn: Of or pertaining to the order of plants (Piperace?) 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