- piporcorn
- n (-es/-) pepper-corn
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peppercorn — peppercornish, peppercorny, adj. /pep euhr kawrn /, n. 1. the berry of the pepper plant, Piper nigrum, dried and used as a condiment, in pickling, etc. 2. anything very small or insignificant. adj. 3. (of hair) growing in tight spirals. [bef.… … Universalium
peppercorn — pep•per•corn [[t]ˈpɛp ərˌkɔrn[/t]] n. 1) pln the dried berry of the pepper plant Piper nigrum[/ex] 2) anything very small or insignificant 3) pan (of hair) growing in tight spirals • Etymology: bef. 1000; ME pepercorn, OE piporcorn … From formal English to slang
peppercorn — /ˈpɛpəkɔn / (say pepuhkawn) noun 1. the berry of the pepper plant, Piper nigrum, often dried and used as a condiment. 2. anything very small, insignificant, or trifling. {Middle English pepercorn, Old English piporcorn. See pepper, corn1} …
peppercorn — [pep′ər kôrn΄] n. [ME pepercorn < OE piporcorn] 1. the dried berry of any plant of the pepper family, esp. the black pepper 2. something insignificant or trifling … English World dictionary
pep|per|corn — «PEHP uhr KRN», noun. 1. one of the dried berries or fruits that are ground up to make pepper. 2. a) such a berry or fruit paid as a nominal rent: »Manhattan s first art museum building…was a neoclassic, circular structure, a few steps from City… … Useful english dictionary
