Piper
See also: piper
Translingual
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Piper nigrum
Etymology
Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “Piper longum”)
Pronunciation
- (Latin) (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.per/, [ˈpɪpɛr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.per/, [ˈpiːper]
Proper noun
Piper n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Piperaceae – pepper plants some of which yield fruit from which spice is made.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, magnoliids - clades; Piperales - order; Piperaceae - family; Piperoideae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Piper nigrum (black pepper) - type species; Piper betle (betel pepper), Piper longum (long pepper) - selected other species; for others of the numerous species see
Piper on WikispeciesWikispecies or 
Piper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Derived terms
- Lindeniopiper
- Macropiper
- Trianaeopiper
References
- Piper (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Piper on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Piper on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Piper at USDA Plants database
- Piper at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Piper at the Catalogue of Life
- Piper at Encyclopedia of Life
- Piper at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Piper at Tropicos
- Piper at The Plant List
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpaɪpə(ɹ)/
- Rhymes: -aɪpə(ɹ)
Proper noun
Piper
- A surname originating as an occupation.
- A female given name transferred from the surname, used since the mid-twentieth century, first by the American actress Piper Laurie.
Synonyms
(female given name): Pyper
Anagrams
- PIREP
Romanian
Etymology
From piper.
Proper noun
Piper m (genitive/dative lui Piper)
- a surname