- peppercorn
- pep|per|corn [ `pepər,kɔrn ] noun counta small dried fruit, especially one that is black, that is crushed to make pepper
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Peppercorn — Pep per*corn , n. 1. A dried berry of the black pepper ({Piper nigrum}). [1913 Webster] 2. Anything insignificant; a particle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peppercorn — ► NOUN ▪ the dried berry of a climbing vine, used whole as a spice or crushed or ground to make pepper … English terms dictionary
peppercorn — [pep′ər kôrn΄] n. [ME pepercorn < OE piporcorn] 1. the dried berry of any plant of the pepper family, esp. the black pepper 2. something insignificant or trifling … English World dictionary
Peppercorn — The original meaning of Peppercorn is the fruit of Black pepper.It may also refer to: * Peppercorn (legal), a very small payment used to satisfy the requirements for the creation of a legal contractOther plants: *Peppercorn tree *Sichuan… … Wikipedia
Peppercorn — Arthur Henry Peppercorn (* 29. Januar 1889 in Leominster; † 3. März 1951) war der letzte Chefkonstrukteur der London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). 1905 begann sein Berufsweg als Auszubildender bei der Great Northern Railway (GNR). Er trat… … Deutsch Wikipedia
peppercorn — UK [ˈpepə(r)ˌkɔː(r)n] / US [ˈpepərˌkɔrn] noun [countable] Word forms peppercorn : singular peppercorn plural peppercorns a small dried fruit, especially one that is black, that is crushed to make pepper … English dictionary
peppercorn — noun a) the seeds of the plant Piper nigrum. Commonly used as a spice, usually but not always ground or crushed. b) a small, insignificant quantity, as in peppercorn rent … Wiktionary
peppercorn — noun Peppercorn is used before these nouns: ↑rent … Collocations dictionary
peppercorn — A dried berry of the black pepper. In English law, the reservation of a merely nominal rent, on a lease, was sometimes expressed by a stipulation for the payment of a peppercorn … Black's law dictionary
peppercorn — n. 1 the dried berry of Piper nigrum as a condiment. 2 (in full peppercorn rent) a nominal rent … Useful english dictionary
Peppercorn (artist) — Peppercorn is a British singer songwriter,musician and producer AKA Rosie Ashcroft. She was born in Casablanca, Morroco and has homes in London, New York and Africa. Career Free LovePeppercorn s album Free Love was released on BMG Arista. The… … Wikipedia
