Piperaceae pi·pe·ra·ceae uncommon noun 1. tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets Synonymsfamily Piperaceaepepper family Related words Broader terms dicot family Parts Piperales Part of Pipergenus Peperomia WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.