PIPEMOUTH
Pipe"mouth`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any fish of the genus Fistularia; — called also tobacco pipefish. See Fistularia.
PIPER
Pi"per, n. Etym: [L.]
Defn: See Pepper.
PIPER
Pip"er, n.
1. (Mus.)
Defn: One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on a bagpipe. "The hereditary piper and his sons." Macaulay.
2. (Zoöl.) (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.
PIPERACEOUS
Pip`er*a"ceous, a. Etym: [L. piper pepper.] (Bot.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the order of plants (Piperaceæ) of which the pepper (Piper nigrum) is the type. There are about a dozen genera and a thousand species, mostly tropical plants with pungent and aromatic qualities.