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Neighborhood in Voluntari, Romania
Pipera village is a neighborhood in Voluntari, Ilfov County, at the northern edge of the city of Bucharest, Romania. Until 1995, Pipera was an ordinary
Pipera
Bucharest metro station
Pipera is a metro station in Bucharest, located in the Pipera district. Opened on 24 October 1987 as part of the M2 extension from Piața Unirii, it is
Pipera_metro_station
Airport in Bucharest, Romania
Bucharest Pipera Airfield was located in the Pipera neighborhood of Bucharest, Romania, at the northern edge of the city, right next to the town of Voluntari
Pipera_Airport
Building in Bucharest, Romania
Pipera Business Tower is a class A office building located in the city of Bucharest, Romania. It stands at a height of 54 meters and has 13 floors, with
Pipera_Business_Tower
Rapid transit system in Romania
Tineretului; 1 infill station 24 October 1987: M2 Piața Unirii (Union Square) – Pipera; 8.72 kilometres (5.42 mi), 5 stations (Piața Romană = Roman Square, added
Bucharest_Metro
Metro station in Bucharest, Romania
Pipera. The station features an at-grade enclosed Island platform with two tracks on each side where trains terminate and reverse back towards Pipera
Tudor_Arghezi_metro_station
Moldovan-born Romanian singer (born 2002)
of late 2011, Cleopatra and her family have relocated and are living in Pipera. On her 18th birthday, Cleopatra announced her engagement to 24 year old
Cleopatra_Stratan
Sector in Municipality of Bucharest, Romania
of the city. It contains also the northwestern districts of Băneasa and Pipera. Sector 1 is thought to be the wealthiest sector in Bucharest. Like each
Sector_1_(Bucharest)
Seat of the Parliament of Romania
Corporate Center (60 m) CCIR Building (57 m) BSE Tower (56 m) UpGround (55 m) Pipera Business Tower (54 m) Pullman Hotel (52 m) Oracle Tower (45 m) Anchor Plaza
Palace_of_the_Parliament
American and British internet personality (born 1986)
was being held against her will in a property the Tate brothers own in Pipera, Romania. Romanian police raided the home and a nearby webcam studio belonging
Andrew_Tate
Legal issues of Andrew and Tristan Tate
citizen was being held against her will in a property the brothers own in Pipera, Romania. Romanian police raided the home and a nearby webcam studio belonging
Legal affairs of the Tate brothers
Legal_affairs_of_the_Tate_brothers
Metro line in Bucharest, Romania
of the five lines of metro of the Bucharest Metro. The M2 Line runs from Pipera to Tudor Arghezi, thus linking the north to the south of the city. The line
Bucharest_Metro_Line_M2
Capital and largest city of Romania
division: Sector 1 (population 227,717): Dorobanți, Băneasa, Aviației, Pipera, Aviatorilor, Primăverii, Romană, Victoriei, Herăstrău Park, Bucureștii
Bucharest
Skyscraper in Bucharest
Corporate Center (60 m) CCIR Building (57 m) BSE Tower (56 m) UpGround (55 m) Pipera Business Tower (54 m) Pullman Hotel (52 m) Oracle Tower (45 m) Anchor Plaza
Ana_Tower
Skyscraper in Bucharest
Romania, in the vicinity of Calea Floreasca, Barbu Văcărescu Boulevard and Pipera. The building has a total of 26 floors and a gross leasable area of 54,700 m2
Globalworth_Tower
1943 U.S. strategic bombing campaign of oil refineries in Ploiești, Romania during WWII
/JG4 4./JG4 (Escadrila 53 Vânătoare) Flotila 2 Vânătoare Pipera Grupul 6 Vânătoare – Pipera, with IAR 80 Escadrila 61 Vânătoare Escadrila 62 Vânătoare
Operation_Tidal_Wave
Bucharest metro station
1988. It was added to the previously opened extension from Piața Unirii to Pipera. Slujitoru, Cătălina; Apostol, Maria (June 7, 2020). "Stația Piața Romană
Piața_Romană_metro_station
Museum in Bucharest, Romania
Otopeni military base. In 2006, it was moved in the hangars of the former Pipera Airport. The museum also manages the "History and Museography of Rockets
National Museum of Romanian Aviation
National_Museum_of_Romanian_Aviation
Bucharest metro station
opened on 24 October 1987 as part of the extension from Piața Unirii to Pipera. Schwandl, Robert. "București". urbanrail. 44°26′09″N 26°06′10″E / 44
Universitate_metro_station
Bucharest metro station
Unirii to Depoul IMGB. On 24 October 1987, the line was extended north to Pipera. A McDonald's fast-food restaurant is located in the vestibule above the
Piața_Unirii_metro_station
Commune in Ilfov, Romania
of 8 km (5.0 mi) north of the capital city, Bucharest, on the Bucharest–Pipera–Tunari–Dimieni road. It has the following neighbors: To the north: Henri
Tunari
Romanian businessman and politician (born 1958)
(about 15 km from Bucharest) in exchange for a 20.9-hectare plot in Băneasa-Pipera, in Northern Bucharest. As the real estate prices skyrocketed in the capital
Gigi_Becali
Administrative units of Bucharest, Romania
have no administrative function: Sector 1: Dorobanți, Băneasa, Aviației, Pipera, Aviatorilor [ro], Primăverii, Romană, Victoriei, Herăstrău, Bucureștii
Sectors_of_Bucharest
Town in Ilfov, Romania
Anișoara Matei (born 1951), sports shooter Iuliana Munteanu (born 1955), rower Pipera Wikimedia Commons has media related to Voluntari. "2021 Romanian census"
Voluntari
Romanian ballet dancer, choreographer and actor (1944–2016)
in Bucharest in 2016 after a long battle with cancer, and was buried at Pipera Cemetery, in Voluntari. Cîntecele mării [ro] (1970) Aventuri la Marea Neagră [ro]
Cornel_Patrichi
The Galați Airport operated in the city of Galați from 1926 to 1958. The Pipera Airport operated in the city of Bucharest from 1921 to 1958. List of airports
List_of_airports_in_Romania
Square in central Bucharest
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Revolution_Square,_Bucharest
Airport in Danube Delta, Romania
Suceava Târgu Mureș Timișoara Unscheduled Caransebeș Tulcea Defunct Bucharest-Pipera Galați Related List of airports by ICAO code: LR List of the busiest airports
Tulcea_Airport
Bucharest metro station
(1986-2009) Services Preceding station Bucharest Metro Following station Berceni towards Tudor Arghezi Line M2 Aparatorii Patriei towards Pipera Location
Dimitrie Leonida metro station
Dimitrie_Leonida_metro_station
Sema Park, Afi Park and Orhideea Offices Pipera including Pipera Park, Aviației Offices and Piața Pipera Offices Măgurele including the European laser
List_of_technology_centers
Airport in Romania
Suceava Târgu Mureș Timișoara Unscheduled Caransebeș Tulcea Defunct Bucharest-Pipera Galați Related List of airports by ICAO code: LR List of the busiest airports
Bucharest Henri Coandă International Airport
Bucharest_Henri_Coandă_International_Airport
Office building in Bucharest, Romania
Corporate Center (60 m) CCIR Building (57 m) BSE Tower (56 m) UpGround (55 m) Pipera Business Tower (54 m) Pullman Hotel (52 m) Oracle Tower (45 m) Anchor Plaza
Bucharest_Financial_Plaza
Bucharest metro station
1986 Services Preceding station Bucharest Metro Following station Eroii Revoluției towards Tudor Arghezi Line M2 Piața Unirii towards Pipera Location
Tineretului_metro_station
Airport in Brașov, Romania
Suceava Târgu Mureș Timișoara Unscheduled Caransebeș Tulcea Defunct Bucharest-Pipera Galați Related List of airports by ICAO code: LR List of the busiest airports
Brașov-Ghimbav International Airport
Brașov-Ghimbav_International_Airport
Fighter aircraft in the USSR
training version. Four Yak-23 single-seaters were converted in 1956 by ASAM Pipera, two of them belonging to the Bulgarian AF. S-101: Czechoslovak designation
Yakovlev_Yak-23
Romanian footballer
"FOTO Fără sare, cu Pipera. Voluntari a învins Viitorul lui Hagi, 1-0, și a câștigat Supercupa României!" [PHOTO Without salt, with Pipera. Voluntari defeated
Laurențiu_Marinescu
German World War II fighter wing
The Gruppe was transferred out of JG 52 to I./JG 28, which was based at Pipera, Bucharest from October 1940 to 4 January 1941, at which point it resumed
Jagdgeschwader_52
1990 Violent protests in Romania
prime minister was not announced, he would call 40,000 trade unionists from Pipera, adding that probably no one wants a civil war. At 12:00, Alexandru Bârlădeanu
Mineriad
Bucharest metro station
IMGB (1986-2009) Services Preceding station Bucharest Metro Following station Tudor Arghezi Terminus Line M2 Dimitrie Leonida towards Pipera Location
Berceni_metro_station
Skyscraper in Bucharest
Corporate Center (60 m) CCIR Building (57 m) BSE Tower (56 m) UpGround (55 m) Pipera Business Tower (54 m) Pullman Hotel (52 m) Oracle Tower (45 m) Anchor Plaza
Monaco_Towers
Airport
Suceava Târgu Mureș Timișoara Unscheduled Caransebeș Tulcea Defunct Bucharest-Pipera Galați Related List of airports by ICAO code: LR List of the busiest airports
Oradea_International_Airport
Neighbourhood in Bucharest, Romania
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Drumul_Taberei
District of Bucharest, Romania
various luxury apartment developments in and around it (as are those in the Pipera-Tunari area). It is also home to many villas constructed before the 1930s
Băneasa
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Berceni,_Bucharest
Neighborhood in Bucharest, Romania
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Dristor
Office building in Bucharest, Romania
metro station at the intersection of Barbu Văcărescu street and Şoseaua Pipera. The building has a total of 20 floors and a floor area of 34,000 square
Nusco_Tower
District of Bucharest, Romania
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Iancului
Airport in Ghiroda, Timiș County
Suceava Târgu Mureș Timișoara Unscheduled Caransebeș Tulcea Defunct Bucharest-Pipera Galați Related List of airports by ICAO code: LR List of the busiest airports
Timișoara Traian Vuia International Airport
Timișoara_Traian_Vuia_International_Airport
713 69,483 200 1387b Voluntari Ilfov 47,366 42,944 30,016 57 1864b (the Pipera village), 1921b (Cetatea Voluntărească/the Volunteering Citadel); 1968b
List of cities and towns in Romania
List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Romania
Building
Corporate Center (60 m) CCIR Building (57 m) BSE Tower (56 m) UpGround (55 m) Pipera Business Tower (54 m) Pullman Hotel (52 m) Oracle Tower (45 m) Anchor Plaza
Esplanada_City_Center
Bucharest metro station
constructor and pioneer aviator, Aurel Vlaicu. It lies on the western end of the Pipera industrial platform, close to an intersection of three boulevards. The station
Aurel_Vlaicu_metro_station
Metro station in Bucharest, Romania
1987 as part of the line II (now M2 line) extension from Piața Unirii to Pipera, while two years later, on 17 August 1989, Piața Victoriei was opened to
Piața_Victoriei_metro_station
District in Bucharest, Romania
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Primăverii
"Holocaust Encyclopedia | United States Holocaust Memorial Museum". David Pipera, Jewish Almanach 1968–1970, Society of Jewish Communities in Yugoslavia
History of the Jews in North Macedonia
History_of_the_Jews_in_North_Macedonia
German World War II flying ace (1920–1944)
served on the staff of Luftwaffenmission Rumänien. 8. Staffel arrived at Pipera Airfield on 15 October where they stayed until 18 November when they moved
Friedrich_Wachowiak
Airport in Iași, Romania
Suceava Târgu Mureș Timișoara Unscheduled Caransebeș Tulcea Defunct Bucharest-Pipera Galați Related List of airports by ICAO code: LR List of the busiest airports
Iași_International_Airport
Military unit
1941, the 6th Group was assigned to the 3rd Air Region and based on the Pipera airfield. In the starting days of Operation Barbarossa, it flew mainly interception
Grupul_6_Vânătoare
Romanian-American academic (born 1951)
nationalist New Generation Party – Christian Democratic, at his residence in Pipera. Tismăneanu replied to some of Gallagher's accusations in a manner described
Vladimir_Tismăneanu
Neighborhood in Bucharest, Romania
the crossroad of the routes leading to Fundeni, Afumați, Ștefănești, and Pipera, with the high road bound for Bucharest. The earliest houses were built
Colentina,_Bucharest
Subway train used in the Stockholm metro
Transportation. January 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2023. "Pe linia de metrou IMGB - Pipera va circula primul tren suedez". 4 September 2001. "Vagn 2000 går på export"
SL_C20
Airport in Tăuții-Măgherăuș, Romania
Suceava Târgu Mureș Timișoara Unscheduled Caransebeș Tulcea Defunct Bucharest-Pipera Galați Related List of airports by ICAO code: LR List of the busiest airports
Maramureș_Airport
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Olteniței
Airport in Vidrasău, Mureș County
Suceava Târgu Mureș Timișoara Unscheduled Caransebeș Tulcea Defunct Bucharest-Pipera Galați Related List of airports by ICAO code: LR List of the busiest airports
Târgu Mureș International Airport
Târgu_Mureș_International_Airport
District in Bucharest, Romania
various luxury apartment developments in and around it (as are those in the Pipera–Tunari area). It is also home to many villas constructed before the 1930s
Aviației
Major street in Bucharest, Romania
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Bulevardul_Lascăr_Catargiu
Sector in Bucharest
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Bucharest_Old_Town
Reservoir in Sector, Bucharest
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Lake_Pantelimon
Street in Bucharest, Romania
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Bulevardul_Unirii
German World War II fighter pilot (1918–2005)
the Stab and 9. Staffel of III. Gruppe of JG 52 were sent to Bucharest Pipera Airfield, followed by 7. And 8. Staffel in late November. There, the III
Edmund_Roßmann
Airport in Romania
Suceava Târgu Mureș Timișoara Unscheduled Caransebeș Tulcea Defunct Bucharest-Pipera Galați Related List of airports by ICAO code: LR List of the busiest airports
Suceava Ștefan cel Mare International Airport
Suceava_Ștefan_cel_Mare_International_Airport
International baccalaureate school in Romania
combined middle/high school building on AISB Campus Location Bulevardul Pipera 196, Voluntari 077190 Romania 44°31′45″N 26°08′42″E / 44.52922°N 26.145047°E
American International School of Bucharest
American_International_School_of_Bucharest
Lake in Romania
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Lacul_Morii
Square and the surrounding district of Bucharest, the capital of Romania
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Obor
Square in Bucharest, Romania
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Piața_Unirii
Moldovan popular singer (born 1970)
described as a mixture of folk, pop, and hip hop Stratan is now living in Pipera, in the capital of Romania, Bucharest, with his wife Rodica, an engineer
Pavel_Stratan
ani, macinat de cancer. Gigi Becali a oferit familiei un loc de veci in Pipera (in Romanian) Rugby league legend and former York star Mick Sullivan dies
Deaths_in_April_2016
March 2008, the company sold several plots of land and buildings in the Pipera district of Bucharest for 6 million euros. The company was 45.68% owned
ICE_Felix
Class A office building in Bucharest
Corporate Center (60 m) CCIR Building (57 m) BSE Tower (56 m) UpGround (55 m) Pipera Business Tower (54 m) Pullman Hotel (52 m) Oracle Tower (45 m) Anchor Plaza
Bucharest_Tower_Center
Planned invasion of Romania by Germany during WWII
Băneasa and Otopeni. The Germans were further defeated on the ground near the Pipera Airport, and Romanian troops eventually occupied the airports, ending the
Operation_Margarethe_II
Romanian Orthodox cathedral in Bucharest, Romania
Corporate Center (60 m) CCIR Building (57 m) BSE Tower (56 m) UpGround (55 m) Pipera Business Tower (54 m) Pullman Hotel (52 m) Oracle Tower (45 m) Anchor Plaza
National_Cathedral_of_Romania
Neighborhood in Bucharest, Romania
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Ferentari
Romanian mathematician (1873–1954)
the Romanian Academy. He died in Bucharest in 1954. A boulevard in the Pipera neighborhood of the city is named after him, and so is a school in his hometown
Dimitrie_Pompeiu
Romanian WW2 fighter-bomber
static replica can be found at the National Aviation Museum at the defunct Pipera Airport in Bucharest, which was rebuilt from IAR 80DC two-seat trainer parts
IAR_80
Fighter aircraft family
24 of the He 112s were flyable. Three were left at their home base at Pipera to complete repairs, two others had been lost to accidents, and the fate
Heinkel_He_112
Public square in downtown Bucharest, Romania
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
University_Square,_Bucharest
Building in Cluj Napoca, Romania
Corporate Center (60 m) CCIR Building (57 m) BSE Tower (56 m) UpGround (55 m) Pipera Business Tower (54 m) Pullman Hotel (52 m) Oracle Tower (45 m) Anchor Plaza
Sky_Towers_(Cluj_Napoca)
Secret police and Intelligence Agency of Communist Romania
Peninsula/Valea Neagră, Periprava, Periș, Poarta Albă, Roșia Montană, Roșia Pipera, Roznov, Salcia, Grădina, Băndoiu, Strâmba, Stoeneşti, Piatra-Frecăței,
Securitate
Airport in Romania
Suceava Târgu Mureș Timișoara Unscheduled Caransebeș Tulcea Defunct Bucharest-Pipera Galați Related List of airports by ICAO code: LR List of the busiest airports
Arad_International_Airport
Historic hill in Bucharest, Romania
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Dealul_Spirii
Zaventem Bucharest Romania Piaţa Victoriei and Floreasca Business Centre/Pipera Business Centre Budapest Hungary Leopoldtown-Inner City, Angel's Field Cardiff
List of central business districts
List_of_central_business_districts
Romanian jurist and politician (1938–2023)
charging him with bribery and abuse of office for a 1999 sale of land in Pipera at well below the market rate from the Defense Ministry to businessman Gigi
Victor_Babiuc
Air base in Romania
be renamed to Regimentul 172 Aviație Vânătoare, on 15 April 1951 at the Pipera Aerodrome. It was equipped with Po-2, Yak-11, Yak-23 and Yak-17 aircraft
RoAF_57th_Air_Base
Building in Bucharest, Romania
Corporate Center (60 m) CCIR Building (57 m) BSE Tower (56 m) UpGround (55 m) Pipera Business Tower (54 m) Pullman Hotel (52 m) Oracle Tower (45 m) Anchor Plaza
House_of_the_Free_Press
Professor in the Slavic-Eurasian Research Center
slavistike: Zbornik naučnih radova povodom 65 godina života akademika Predraga Pipera’’, Filološki fakultet Univerziteta u Beogradu, Beograd, 2015. (co-edited
Motoki_Nomachi
German World War II fighter pilot
this unit was ordered to relocate to North Africa and flew from Bucharest Pipera Airfield via Sofia to Saloniki. The next day, the Ergänzungsgruppe continued
Lutz-Wilhelm_Burckhardt
Airport in Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Suceava Târgu Mureș Timișoara Unscheduled Caransebeș Tulcea Defunct Bucharest-Pipera Galați Related List of airports by ICAO code: LR List of the busiest airports
Cluj_International_Airport
Residential Complex in Bucharest, Romania
Corporate Center (60 m) CCIR Building (57 m) BSE Tower (56 m) UpGround (55 m) Pipera Business Tower (54 m) Pullman Hotel (52 m) Oracle Tower (45 m) Anchor Plaza
Rin_Grand_Hotel
Neighborhood of Bucharest
Iancului Lipscani Militari Moșilor Obor Odăi Old Town Olteniței Pantelimon Pipera Primăverii Progresul Rahova Regie Tei Tineretului Titan Vitan Văcărești
Giulești
Skyscraper hotels in Romania
Corporate Center (60 m) CCIR Building (57 m) BSE Tower (56 m) UpGround (55 m) Pipera Business Tower (54 m) Pullman Hotel (52 m) Oracle Tower (45 m) Anchor Plaza
Hotel_MyContinental_Sibiu
Building in Bucharest, Romania
Corporate Center (60 m) CCIR Building (57 m) BSE Tower (56 m) UpGround (55 m) Pipera Business Tower (54 m) Pullman Hotel (52 m) Oracle Tower (45 m) Anchor Plaza
Dâmbovița_Center
PIPERA
PIPERA
PIPERA
PIPERA
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Caradine.
Boy/Male
Gaelic
Dagger.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name, a plural variant of Oak.Irish : Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Dubhdara ‘son of Dubhdara’, a personal name composed of the elements dubh ‘dark’ + dara(ch), genitive of dair ‘oak’, by translation of the main element of the Gaelic name.
Boy/Male
Hindu
A hymn, Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Australian, Celtic
Legendary Tale
Boy/Male
Muslim
Divine destiny
Boy/Male
Arthurian Legend
Name of a prince.
Male
German
 Variant spelling of German Etzel, possibly EDSEL means "father." Compare with another form of Edsel.
Boy/Male
Italian American Latin Spanish
Victor.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Fly.
PIPERA
PIPERA
PIPERA
PIPERA
PIPERA
a.
Of or pertaining to the order of plants (Piperaceae) of which the pepper (Piper nigrum) is the type. There are about a dozen genera and a thousand species, mostly tropical plants with pungent and aromatic qualities.