piper longum

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Definition of piper longum in English English dictionary

A species of pepper, a vine in genus Piper

Its characteristic long seed

A misspelling for the botanic name Piper longum, a species of genus Piper (pepper)

Hyphenation

pip·er longum

Synonyms

long pepper, javanese long pepper, indian long pepper, indonesian long pepper

Etymology

() Latin piper 'pepper' (capitialzed in botany's binomial system) + the neutrum of longus 'long'