cubeb
[ kyoo-beb ]
/ ˈkyu bɛb /
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noun
the spicy fruit or drupe of an East Indian climbing shrub, Piper cubeba, of the pepper family.
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Origin of cubeb
1250–1300; <Medieval Latin cubēba<Arabic kubābah (classical Arabic kabābah); replacing Middle English cucube, quibibe<Anglo-French, Middle French <Medieval Latin, as above
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cubeb
/ (ˈkjuːbɛb) /
noun
a SE Asian treelike piperaceous woody climbing plant, Piper cubeba, with brownish berries
the unripe spicy fruit of this plant, dried and used as a stimulant and diuretic and sometimes smoked in cigarettes
Word Origin for cubeb
C14: from Old French cubebe, from Medieval Latin cubēba, from Arabic kubābah
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