n. (Bot.) A Peruvian plant (Piperelongatum or Artanthe elongatum), allied to the pepper, the leaves of which are used as a styptic and astringent. [ 1913 Webster ]
[りょ, ryo] (n) (1) (abbr) (See 甲・かん) bass range (in Japanese music); (2) (See 十二律, 律) six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; (3) (See 呂旋) Japanese seven-tone gagaku scaleimilar to Mixolydian mode (corresponding to#4294
[りつ, ritsu] (n) (1) law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; (2) { Buddh } vinaya (rules for the monastic community); (3) (abbr) (See 律宗) Ritsu (school of Buddhism); (4) (abbr) (See 律詩) lushi (style of Chinese poem); (5) (also りち) (musical) pitch; (6) (See 十二律, 呂) six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; (7) (abbr) (See 律旋) Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale, similar to Dorian mode (corresponding to#6911
[しょうみょう, shoumyou] (n) (1) (See 五明) sabdavidya (ancient Indian linguistic and grammatical studies); (2) { Buddh } chanting of Buddhist hymns (usu. in Sanskrit or Chinese)#7548