Piper

See also: piper

Translingual

Piper nigrum

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “Piper longum”).

Pronunciation

• Latin:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.per/, [ˈpɪpɛr]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈpi.per/, [ˈpiːper]

Proper noun

Piper n

1. 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 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

1. A surname originating as an occupation.
2. A female given name transferred from the surname, used since the mid-twentieth century, first by the American actress Piper Laurie.
3. An American aviation manufacturer, Piper Aircraft Inc, named after early owner William T. Piper
   • 2019, Mike Busch, Airplane Ownership vol 1, Savvy Aviator Inc, page 18:

     That airplane would sell for $1.5 million or more if Cessna or Piper or Aero Commander were building it today

4. An airplane made by Piper
   • 2020, Mike Busch, Airplane Ownership vol 2, Savvy Aviator Inc, page 75:

     Replacing side windows on a Beech or Cessna or Piper airplane is an awful job

Synonyms

(female given name): Pyper

Anagrams

• PIREP

Romanian

Etymology

From piper.

Proper noun

Piper m (genitive/dative lui Piper)

1. a surname