cubeb
noun
- a tropical vine (Piper cubeba) of the pepper family
- the small, spicy berry of this vine, used as a spice, flavoring, etc.
- ☆ a cigarette made from the crushed dried berries, formerly smoked to relieve catarrh
See cubeb in American Heritage Dictionary 4
cu·beb
noun- A tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine (Piper cubeba) having spicy, berrylike fruits, heart-shaped leaves, and small flowers in cylindrical spikes.
- The dried, unripe, berrylike fruit of this plant, used in perfumery, pharmaceuticals, and commercial flavorings.
Origin: Middle English cubebe, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cubēba, from Arabic dialectal kubāba, variant of Arabic kabāba.
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