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cubeb

Pronunciation: /ˈkjuːbɛb/

Definition of cubeb

noun

  • a tropical shrub of the pepper family, which bears pungent berries.
    • Genus Piper, family Piperaceae: several species
  • [mass noun] the dried unripe berries of the cubeb, used medicinally and to flavour cigarettes.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French cubebe, from Spanish Arabic kubēba, from Arabic kubāba

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