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| cu·beb [ ky bèb ] (plural cu·bebs) |
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1. spicy berry of climbing plant: a small unripe brownish spicy berry of a climbing plant. Use: formerly, to treat respiratory and urinary disorders.
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2. Asian climbing plant: a climbing plant with heart-shaped leaves, spikes of small flowers, and brownish spicy berries. Native to: Southeast Asia. Latin name Piper cubeba.
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| [13th century. Via French cubèbe< Arabic kubāba] |
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