peppercorn

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

peppercorn
    n 1: pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant
         of East India; use whole or ground [syn: {pepper},
         {peppercorn}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Peppercorn \Pep"per*corn`\, n.
   1. A dried berry of the black pepper ({Piper nigrum}).
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   2. Anything insignificant; a particle.
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