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Meaning of 'cubeb' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Cubeb [ n.]
- The small, spicy berry of a species of pepper (Piper Cubeba; in med., Cubeba officinalis), native in Java and Borneo, but now cultivated in various tropical countries. The dried unripe fruit is much used in medicine as a stimulant and purgative.

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