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Piper Cubeba
(gcide) | Cubeb \Cu"beb\ (k[=u]"b[e^]b), n. [F. cub[`e]be (cf. It. cubebe,
Pr., Sp., Pg., & NL. cubeba), fr. Ar. kab[=a]bat.]
The small, spicy berry of a species of pepper ({Piper
Cubeba}; in (Med.), Cubeba officinalis), native in Java and
Borneo, but now cultivated in various tropical countries. The
dried unripe fruit is much used in medicine as a stimulant
and purgative.
[1913 Webster] |
piper cubeba
(wn) | Piper cubeba
n 1: tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy
berrylike fruits [syn: cubeb, cubeb vine, {Java
pepper}, Piper cubeba] |
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Piper Cubeba
(gcide) | Cubeb \Cu"beb\ (k[=u]"b[e^]b), n. [F. cub[`e]be (cf. It. cubebe,
Pr., Sp., Pg., & NL. cubeba), fr. Ar. kab[=a]bat.]
The small, spicy berry of a species of pepper ({Piper
Cubeba}; in (Med.), Cubeba officinalis), native in Java and
Borneo, but now cultivated in various tropical countries. The
dried unripe fruit is much used in medicine as a stimulant
and purgative.
[1913 Webster] |
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