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Definition of 'cubeb'

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cubeb in British

(ˈkjuːbɛb )
noun
1. 
a SE Asian treelike piperaceous woody climbing plant, Piper cubeba, with brownish berries
2. 
the unripe spicy fruit of this plant, dried and used as a stimulant and diuretic and sometimes smoked in cigarettes
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Word origin of 'cubeb'
C14: from Old French cubebe, from Medieval Latin cubēba, from Arabic kubābah
Word Frequency

cubeb in American

(ˈkjuˌbɛb ; kyo̅oˈbebˌ)
noun
1. 
a. 
a tropical vine (Piper cubeba) of the pepper family
b. 
the small, spicy berry of this vine, used as a spice, flavoring, etc.
2.  US
a cigarette made from the crushed dried berries, formerly smoked to relieve catarrh
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Word origin of 'cubeb'
ME quibibe < OFr cubebe < ML cubeba < Ar kubāba, var. of kabāba

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Used Rarely. cubeb is in the lower 50% of commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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