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Definitions for: Piper
[n] someone who plays the bagpipe
[n] type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs
Webster (1913) Definition: Pi"per, n. [L.]
See Pepper.
Pip"er, n.
1. (Mus.) One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on a
bagpipe. ``The hereditary piper and his sons.''
--Macaulay.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra), having a
large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with
large, sharp, opercular spines.
(b) A sea urchin (Goniocidaris hystrix) having very long
spines, native of both the American and European
coasts.
To pay the piper, to bear the cost, expense, or trouble.
Synonyms: bagpiper, genus Piper
See Also: betel, betel pepper, black pepper, common pepper, cubeb, cubeb vine, dicot genus, family Piperaceae, instrumentalist, Java pepper, long pepper, Madagascar pepper, magnoliopsid genus, musician, pepper, pepper family, pepper vine, pipe major, Piper betel, Piper cubeba, Piper longum, Piper nigrum, Piperaceae, player, true pepper, white pepper
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