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cubeb

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cu⋅beb

  [kyoo-beb]
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–noun
the spicy fruit or drupe of an East Indian climbing shrub, Piper cubeba, of the pepper family.
Origin:
1250–1300; < ML cubēba < Ar kubābah (classical Ar kabābah); r. ME cucube, quibibe < AF, MF < ML, as above
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cu·beb   (kyōō'běb')   
n.  

  1. A tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine (Piper cubeba) having spicy, berrylike fruits, heart-shaped leaves, and small flowers in cylindrical spikes.

  2. The dried, unripe, berrylike fruit of this plant, used in perfumery, pharmaceuticals, and commercial flavorings.


[Middle English cubebe, from Old French, from Medieval Latin cubēba, from Arabic dialectal kubāba, variant of Arabic kabāba.]
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Main Entry: cu·beb
Pronunciation: 'kyü-"beb
Function: noun
: the dried unripe berry of a tropical shrub (Piper cubeba) of the pepperfamily that was formerly used medicinally when powdered for its effect on mucous membranes especially as a urinary antiseptic and in chronic bronchitis
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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