Pĭp'er-idge, n.

noun

n. [Written also pipperidge and pepperidge.] [Corrupted from N. Lat. berberis, Ar. berberis, barbāris. See BARBERRY.] (Bot.) A tree with very tough wood, belonging to the genus Nyssa; the tupelo, or black gum tree.

Piperidge-bush, a shrub; the barberry. See PEPPERIDGE.