cubeb
/ˈkjuːbeb/noun
1- a tropical shrub of the pepper family, which bears pungent berries荜澄茄。
1.1
- Genus Piper, family Piperaceae: several species, including the Asian P. cubeba.胡椒属, 胡椒科:数属, 包括亚洲荜澄茄。
1.2
- mass noun the dried unripe berries of this shrub, used medicinally and to flavour cigarettes荜澄茄干果(药用或香烟调味用)。
词源
Middle English: from Old French cubebe, from Spanish Arabic kubēba, from Arabic kubāba.