peppercorn

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. 1000; ME pepercorn; OE piporcorn. See PEPPER, CORN1]

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