Piper

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

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

Piper n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Piperaceae – pepper plants some of which yield fruit from which spice is made.

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; angiosperms, magnoliids - clades; Piperales - order; Piperaceae - family; Piperoideae - subfamily

• (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

• Lindeniopiper
• Macropiper
• Trianaeopiper

• 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪpə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -aɪpə(ɹ)

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.

(female given name): Pyper

• PIREP

From piper.

Piper m (genitive/dative lui Piper)

1. a surname