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peppercorn definition

pepper·corn (pep′ər kôrn′)

noun

  1. the dried berry of any plant of the pepper family, esp. the black pepper
  2. something insignificant or trifling

Etymology: ME pepercorn < OE piporcorn

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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