Piperaceae

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Fruits of the black pepper plant

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Also Known As	pepper family

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Fruits of the black pepper plant

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Peperomia pellucida baby rubberplant Piper Peperomia black pepper betel pepper Piper cubeba Piper methysticum Peperomia argyreia Piperales Aristolochiaceae

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Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap

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