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cubeb

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cubeb (noun)
  2. cubeb oil (noun)
  3. African cubeb (noun)

cu·beb

noun \ˈkyü-ˌbeb\

Definition of CUBEB

: the dried unripe berry of a tropical shrub (Piper cubeba) of the pepper family that is used as a spice

Origin of CUBEB

Middle English quibibe, cubebe, from Anglo-French quibibe, cubibe, from Medieval Latin cubeba, from dialect Arabic kubāba
First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with CUBEB

celeb, cobweb, Deneb, food web, orb web, subdeb, Zagreb, zineb

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