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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pep•per•corn /ˈpɛpɚˌkɔrn/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Plant Biologythe dried berry of the pepper plant.
- anything very small or unimportant.
adj. - Physical Anthropology(of hair) growing in tight spirals.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pep•per•corn (pep′ər kôrn′),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologythe berry of the pepper plant, Piper nigrum, dried and used as a condiment, in pickling, etc.
- anything very small or insignificant.
adj. - Physical Anthropology(of hair) growing in tight spirals.
- bef. 1000; Middle English pepercorn; Old English piporcorn. See pepper, corn1
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