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.

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее высушенный пряный плод тропической лианы Юго-Восточной Азии, используемый в медицине, парфюмерии или как ароматизатор в сигаретах.

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.

   🇷🇺Пряный плод кубебы

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.

   🇷🇺Тропическая лиана

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.

   🇷🇺Сигарета с кубебой

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