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Piperales

Piperales

9.9
A group of flowering plants that includes the black pepper plant and other aromatic herbs
  • noun
  • /ˌpaɪpəˈreɪliz/
  • Specialized
: Piperales
  • The black pepper plant belongs to the order Piperales, known for aromatic herbs and shrubs.

Examples

  • Scientists discussed the evolutionary relationships among the families of Piperales at the conference.

  • Many members of Piperales have been used in traditional medicine for centuries.

  • The Piperales order includes many aromatic plants.

  • Many species in the Piperales family are used in traditional medicine.

  • The black pepper plant belongs to the order Piperales, which includes many aromatic herbs.

  • Scientists discussed the evolutionary relationships among the families of Piperales at the recent conference.

  • Many members of the order Piperales are valued for their medicinal properties.

Synonyms

order Piperales
vsPiperales
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of flowering plants that includes the pepper family

has identical taxonomic meaning but is the shorter name form

Compounds

order Piperales
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of flowering plants that includes the pepper family

Surface Forms

Piperales singular

Morphology

Piperales = Piper (opaque) = Piper + ales

The formation uses the specialized Neo‑Latin botanical order suffix '-ales' attached to the genus name 'Piper', a construction that is technical and not inferable by an average learner from general English morphemes.

Etymology

Piperales comes from the plant name Piper, the Latin word for 'pepper' and the same root as English pepper. So Piperales is the group of flowering plants related to pepper, many of which are aromatic herbs and shrubs.