cubeb

A noun referring to the dried, spicy fruit of a tropical Southeast Asian vine, used medicinally, in perfumery, or as a flavoring in cigarettes.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant le fruit séché et épicé d'une liane tropicale d'Asie du Sud-Est, utilisé en médecine, en parfumerie ou comme arôme dans les cigarettes.

1. Spicy fruit of the cubeb vine C1 formal medical

   The dried, crushed fruit of the cubeb vine, used in traditional medicine, perfumery, and sometimes smoked in cigarettes.

   • Cubeb was historically used as a treatment for respiratory issues.
   • The crushed cubeb fruit adds a spicy, aromatic note to certain perfumes.
   • Some people smoked cubeb cigarettes for their supposed medicinal effects.

   🇫🇷Cubèbe

2. Tropical vine C1 formal scientific

   A tropical Southeast Asian shrubby vine that produces small, spicy, berry-like fruits.

   • The cubeb vine is native to Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia.
   • Farmers cultivate cubeb for its aromatic berries.
   • The cubeb plant thrives in humid, tropical climates.

   🇫🇷Poivrier cubèbe

3. Cigarette containing cubeb C1 informal

   A cigarette that contains cubeb, often used historically for its perceived medicinal or aromatic qualities.

   • He lit a cubeb cigarette, claiming it helped clear his sinuses.
   • Cubeb cigarettes were once marketed as a remedy for asthma.
   • The distinct smell of a cubeb cigarette filled the room.

   🇫🇷Cigarette au cubèbe

• cubebs plural form
• cubebs' possessive plural form
• cubeb's possessive singular form