What does piperaceae mean?
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Princeton's WordNet
Piperaceae, family Piperaceae, pepper familynoun
tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets
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Piperaceae
The Piperaceae (), also known as the pepper family, are a large family of flowering plants. The group contains roughly 3,600 currently accepted species in 5 genera. The vast majority of species can be found within the two main genera: Piper (2,171 species) and Peperomia (over 1,000 species).Members of the Piperaceae may be small trees, shrubs, or herbs. The distribution of this group is best described as pantropical. The best-known species, Piper nigrum, yields most peppercorns that are used as spices, including black pepper, although its relatives in the family include many other spices.
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piperaceae
Piperaceae refers to the botanical family of flowering plants commonly known as the pepper family. This family includes several economically important and well-known plants, such as pepper, kava, and cubeb. The family is characterized by plants that are mostly tropical, perennial herbs, shrubs, or small trees, with simple, alternate leaves.
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Piperaceae
The Piperaceae, also known as the pepper family, is a large family of flowering plants. The group contains roughly 1,920 currently accepted species in 13 genera. The vast majority of peppers can be found within the two main genera: Piper and Peperomia. Members of the Piperaceae may be small trees, shrubs or herbs. The distribution of this group is best described as pantropical. The most well known species is Piper nigrum, which yields most peppercorns that are used as spices, including black pepper, although its relatives in the family include many other spices.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Piperaceae
A family of flowering plants in the order Piperales best known for the black pepper widely used in SPICES, and for KAVA and Betel used for neuroactive properties.
Editors Contribution
piperaceae
A type of cultivar, seed, food and plant.
Piperacea produce a variety of food e.g. peppercorns which are used as a spice e.g. black pepper, white pepper and other varieties.
Submitted by MaryC on December 27, 2015
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of piperaceae in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of piperaceae in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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