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cubebs

cubebs is the plural of cubeb.

Meaning of cubeb

Noun

cubeb (plural cubebs)

  1. A tailed pepper plant (Piper cubeba), an Indonesian plant cultivated for its berries and essential oil.
  2. One of the berries of this plant, used as a condiment.
    • Chestnuts, soaked in muscadel, then boiled, along with satyrion, pistachio nuts, pine kernels, cubebs, cinnamon, rocket seed and sugar. Compounded together, these ingredient form a stimulating electuary.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 60

Questions about cubebs

What is cubebs the plural of?
Cubebs is the plural of cubeb.

Words near cubebs in the dictionary

  1. cubebene
  2. cubebenes
  3. cubebic acid
  4. cubebin
  5. cubebine
  6. cubebs
  7. cubed
  8. cubed out
  9. cubefree
  10. cubeful
  11. cubefuls

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