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Definition of Piper longum
1. Noun. Slender tropical climber of the eastern Himalayas.
Group relationships: Genus Piper, Piper
Generic synonyms: Pepper Vine, True Pepper
Definition of Piper longum
1. Noun. A species of pepper, a vine in genus Piper. ¹
2. Noun. Its characteristic long seed. ¹
3. Noun. A misspelling for the botanic name Piper longum, a species of genus Piper (pepper) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Piper Longum
Literary usage of Piper longum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Essentials of Materia Medica, and Therapeutics by Alfred Baring Garrod (1865)
"Of pepper, 5 gr. to 20 gr.; of piperine, 5 gr. upwards ; of the confection, 40 gr.
to 120 gr. and upwards. Piper longum. The unripe fruit of Piper longum, ..."
2. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1845)
"It yields the Piper longum coming from the Dutch colonies. ... They are thick,
cylindrical, Synonym, Piper longum, Rumph, Blume, Linn, in part. Ann. If Mag. ..."
3. Pharmacographia; a History of the Principal Drugs of Vegetable Origin, Met by Friedrich August Flückiger, Daniel Hanbury (1879)
"Piper longum ; Long Pepper; F. Poivre long ; G. La/nger Pfeffer. ... Piper longum
is also met with in the list of drugs on which (AD 1305) duty was levied ..."
4. Medicines, their uses and mode of administration by John Moore Neligan (1864)
"(Dried unripe spikes of Piper longum.) A native of India, belonging to the Natural
family ... Piper longum ..."
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