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Webster 1913 Edition

Cubeb

Cu′beb

(kū′bĕb)
,
Noun.
[F.
cubèbe
(cf. It.
cubebe
, Pr., Sp., Pg., & NL.
cubeba
), fr. Ar.
kabābat
.]
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Cubeb

CUBEB

,
Noun.
The small spicy berry of the Piper cubeba, from Java and the other E. India isles. It was formerly called, from its short stems, Piper caudatum, or tailed pepper. It resembles a grain of pepper, but is somewhat longer. In aromatic warmth and pungency, it is far inferior to pepper.

Definition 2025

cubeb

cubeb

English

Piper cubeba

Noun

cubeb ‎(plural cubebs)

  1. The tailed pepper, Piper cubeba; an Indonesian plant cultivated for its berries and essential oil.

Synonyms

  • tailed pepper
  • Java pepper

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology

From French cubèbe, from Arabic كَبَابَه ‎(kabābah).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkjuːbɛb/

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