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CUBEB
cubeb, cubeb cigarette
(noun) a cigarette containing cubeb
cubeb, cubeb vine, Java pepper, Piper cubeba
(noun) tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits
cubeb
(noun) spicy fruit of the cubeb vine; when dried and crushed is used medicinally or in perfumery and sometimes smoked in cigarettes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cubeb (plural cubebs)
The tailed pepper, Piper cubeba; an Indonesian plant cultivated for its berries and essential oil.
Synonyms
• tailed pepper
• Java pepper
Source: Wiktionary
Cu"beb (k"bb), n. Etym: [F. cub (cf. It. cubebe, Pr., Sp., Pg., & NL. cubeba), fr. Ar. kab.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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