piperaceae

Thân thiện

A botanist carefully examines a piperaceae vine in a greenhouse.

Definition

Noun: - A family of tropical plants: Piperaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the pepper family. These are primarily tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants characterized by aromatic herbage (foliage) and very small flowers arranged in dense spikes called spikelets.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The Piperaceae family includes economically important species like black pepper (Piper nigrum).
  • Botanists study the unique floral structure of Piperaceae.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical taxonomy, "Piperaceae" is always capitalized as it is a proper noun referring to a specific plant family.
  • The order Piperales contains the family Piperaceae.

Variants and Related Words

• Piperaceous (adj): Of or relating to the pepper family Piperaceae.
  • The piperaceous herbs are known for their pungent compounds.

Synonyms

• Pepper family: The common name for the Piperaceae family.

Different Meanings

This word has a single, specific meaning in botanical science. It does not have general or idiomatic meanings outside this context.

Học thuật

Noun

1. tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Piperaceae
• family Piperaceae
• pepper family