Associations to the word «Cubeb»

Wiktionary

CUBEB, noun. The tailed pepper, Piper cubeba; an Indonesian plant cultivated for its berries and essential oil.
CUBEB BERRY, noun. The berry of the tailed pepper, Piper cubeba, eaten as a fruit.

Dictionary definition

CUBEB, noun. Spicy fruit of the cubeb vine; when dried and crushed is used medicinally or in perfumery and sometimes smoked in cigarettes.
CUBEB, noun. Tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits.
CUBEB, noun. A cigarette containing cubeb.

Wise words

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