Peppercorn

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A dried berry of the pepper vine Piper nigrum.
  • n. A small or insignificant thing.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The seeds of the plant Piper nigrum. Commonly used as a spice, usually but not always ground or crushed.
  • n. A small, insignificant quantity; a nominal consideration used to satisfy the requirements for the creation of a legal contract.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. See in the Vocabulary.
  • n. A dried berry of the black pepper (Piper nigrum).
  • n. Anything insignificant; a particle.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The berry or fruit of the pepper-plant.
  • n. Hence A small particle; an insignificant quantity; something of inconsiderable value.
  • Of trifling or inconsiderable value or consequence.
  • n. See the extract and peppercorn hair.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    seasoning    seasoner    flavorer    flavouring    flavoring   
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    particle   
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