piper (1)

[Eng. pip (e), v.; -er.] 1. Ord. Lang.: One who plays upon a pipe, flute, or bagpipe. "The hereditary piper and his sons formed the band." Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. xiii. 2. Ichthy.: Trigla lyra , a Red Gurnard. It is about two feet long, and, when handled, utters a grunting noise, whence its popular name. (1) To pay the piper : [PAY, v.] (2) As drunk as a piper : Very drunk. pip'-er (2), s. [PEPPER.] Botany: Pepper; the typical genus of the order Piperacem. Mostly climbing plants, with alternate stalked leaves, and solitary pendulous spikes, surrounded by bracts; flowers diœcio us, with one to ten perfect stamens, stigma two-lobed, fruit bac cate. Natives of India, the Islands of the Indian Ocean, and of the Pacific. (For Piper nigrum and P. longum , both from the East Indies, see PEPPER.) P. trioicum is more pungent than ordinary pepper. The root of P. parthenium is given in Brazil in amenorrhea, leucorrhoea, and exce ive menstrual discharges. The natives of India use P.sylvaticum as pepper, and the roots of P. dichotomum in dyspepsia. P. longum is the same as Chavica rox burghii , P. amalago as C. of ficin arum , P. betle as C. betle , P. chaba as C. chaba , the last given in India as a stimulant, anti catarrhal, and expectorant. Its roots are used at Balasore, in Bengal, along with Sappan-wood, to give a red dye. P. amalago is the same as Art an the elongata . [ART AN THE, CHAVICA, PEPPER.] piper-æthiopicum, s. Comm.: The dry fruits of Xylopia aromatic a. It is an Anonad and not a genuine pepper. *pip-er (3), *pi-pere, s. [Etymology doubtful.] The lilac-tree. pi-per-ā-çě-æ, s. pl. [Lat. piper; fem. pl. adj. suff. aceœ.] Bot .: Pepperworts; the typical order of the alliance Pipe rales (q. v.). Shrubs or herbs, with jointed stems; opposite, verticillate, or alternate leaves, with or without stipules; flowers in spikes, either terminal, axillary, or opposite the leaves; stamens two or more; ovary one-celled, with a single erect ovule; fruit somewhat fleshy. From the hotter parts of the world, rarest in Africa. Generally aromatic. Known genera twenty, species 600. ( Lind ley.) [CUBEB, PEPPER.] bôil, boy; pout, jowl; cat, çell, chorus, chin, bench; go, gem; thin, this; -cian, -tian = shan. -tion, -sion = shun: -tion, -sion = zhun. -tious. -cio us, piperonylic [PIPE RACE.Ε.