PIPER LONGUM
\pˈa͡ɪpə lˈɒŋɡəm], \pˈaɪpə lˈɒŋɡəm], \p_ˈaɪ_p_ə l_ˈɒ_ŋ_ɡ_ə_m]\
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By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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As we receive the berries, they consist of the unripe fruit dried in the sun; and are small, round grains, disposed spirally on a cylindrical receptacle. They are stimulant, carminative, and tonic, like the other peppers.
By Robley Dunglison
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A shrub indigenous to Malabar, Ceylon, eastern Bengal, Timor, and the Philippines, and cultivated in India for its fruits (see 2d def.).
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The unripe fruit of Piper officinarum and of Piper longum (1st def.); long pepper, the peperi makron of the ancients. It is rarely used medicinally, except in veterinary practice.
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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