noun
pĭpĕrītis
Meaning
- pepperwort
pĭpĕrītis, is and ĭdis, f., = πεπερῖτις,
I. pepperwort, prob. Indian pepper:
piperitis, quam et siliquastrum appellavimus, Plin. 20, 17, 66, § 174; 19, 12, 62, § 187.