cubeb
[ kyoo-beb ]
/ ˈkyu bɛb /
noun
the spicy fruit or drupe of an East Indian climbing shrub, Piper cubeba, of the pepper family.
Origin of cubeb
1250–1300; < Medieval Latin
cubēba < Arabic
kubābah (classical Arabic
kabābah); replacing Middle English
cucube, quibibe < Anglo-French, Middle French < Medieval Latin, as above
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Example sentences from the Web for cubeb
There was a strange medicinal odor—as of cubeb cigarettes—in the air.
The Damnation of Theron Ware |Harold FredericAt the beginning of the nineteenth century cubeb disappeared almost entirely from medical practice.
The cubeb is cultivated in Java and Sumatra, the fruits are gathered before they are ripe, and carefully dried.
In the thirteenth century cubeb is mentioned among the import articles of London.
British Dictionary definitions for cubeb
cubeb
/ (ˈkjuːbɛb) /
noun
a SE Asian treelike piperaceous woody climbing plant, Piper cubeba, with brownish berries
the unripe spicy fruit of this plant, dried and used as a stimulant and diuretic and sometimes smoked in cigarettes
Word Origin for cubeb
C14: from Old French
cubebe, from Medieval Latin
cubēba, from Arabic
kubābah