Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Hydropiper · Hy·dro·pi·per · IPA 01 n. A species (Polygonum Hydropiper) of knotweed with acrid foliage; water pepper; smartweed. 1. A species (Polygonum Hydropiper) of knotweed with acrid foliage; water pepper; smartweed.(Bot.)