Piper
See also: piper
Translingual
Etymology
Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι (péperi, “pepper”), from Sanskrit पिप्पलि (pippali, “Piper longum”)
Pronunciation
- (Latin) (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpi.per/, [ˈpɪpɛr]
- (modern Italianate 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
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.
- 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
- 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
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