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cubeb

cu·beb [ ky bèb ] (plural cu·bebs)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. spicy berry of climbing plant: a small unripe brownish spicy berry of a climbing plant. Use: formerly, to treat respiratory and urinary disorders.

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.

[13th century. Via French cubèbe< Arabic kubāba]
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