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piperaceous

pip·er·a·ceous
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pip-uh-rey-shuh s, pahy-puh-]
    • /ˌpɪp əˈreɪ ʃəs, ˌpaɪ pə-/
    • /paɪprˈeɪʃəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pip-uh-rey-shuh s, pahy-puh-]
    • /ˌpɪp əˈreɪ ʃəs, ˌpaɪ pə-/

Definitions of piperaceous word

  • adjective piperaceous belonging to the Piperacae, the pepper family of plants. 1
  • adjective piperaceous of, relating to, or belonging to the Piperaceae, a family of pungent tropical shrubs and climbing flowering plants: includes pepper, betel, and cubeb 0

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Origin of piperaceous

First appearance:

before 1665
One of the 47% oldest English words
1665-75; < New Latin Piperace(ae) (Piper the type genus (Latin: pepper) + -aceae -aceae) + -ous

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Parts of speech for Piperaceous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

piperaceous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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