pep·per·corn (p p  r-kôrn )n. 1. A dried berry of the pepper vine Piper nigrum. 2. A small or insignificant thing. |
peppercorn [ˈpɛpəˌkɔːn]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the small dried berry of the pepper plant (Piper nigrum)
2. something trifling
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| Noun | 1. | peppercorn - pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts black pepper - pepper that is ground from whole peppercorns with husks on white pepper - pepper ground from husked peppercorns black pepper, common pepper, Madagascar pepper, pepper, Piper nigrum, white pepper - climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam |
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