genus Piper ge·nus·pi·per uncommon noun 1. type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs SynonymsPipergenus Piper Related words Broader terms dicot genus Parts Piperaceae Part of true pepperpepperlong pepperbetelcubeb WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.