peppercorn

2 definitions found

peppercorn - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Peppercorn \Pep"per*corn`\, n.
     1. A dried berry of the black pepper (Piper nigrum).
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     2. Anything insignificant; a particle.
        [1913 Webster]

peppercorn - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  peppercorn
      n 1: pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant
           of East India; use whole or ground [syn: pepper,
           peppercorn]