Organisms

Piper

A plant genus of the family PIPERACEAE that includes species used for spicy and stimulating qualities.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family PIPERACEAE that includes species used for spicy and stimulating qualities.

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  • Pipers
  • Cubeb Pepper
  • Long Pepper
  • Pepper, Ashanti
  • Pepper, Cubeb
  • Pepper, Jaborandi
  • Piper cubeba
  • Piper guineense
  • Piper longum
  • Ashanti Pepper
  • Ashanti Peppers
  • Cubeb Peppers
  • Jaborandi Pepper
  • Jaborandi Peppers
  • Long Peppers
  • Pepper, Long
  • Peppers, Ashanti
  • Peppers, Cubeb
  • Peppers, Jaborandi
  • Peppers, Long

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2003

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.812w.666w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Piper. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031701. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031701
  2. Piper. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piper_(plant)
  3. Piper. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q159536