peppercorn
noun
the berry of the pepper plant, Piper nigrum, dried and used as a condiment, in pickling, etc.
peppercorny
-
a word derived from
peppercorn.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Pumblechook’s premises in the High Street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a cornchandler and seedsman should be.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
Mr. Pumblechook's premises in the High Street of the market town, were of a peppercorny and farinaceous character, as the premises of a cornchandler and seedsman should be.
From Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
