CUBEB
\kjˈuːbɛb], \kjˈuːbɛb], \k_j_ˈuː_b_ɛ_b]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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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.
By Oddity Software
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Holocrystalline
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