单词 | peppercorn |
释义 | peppercorn —peppercornish, peppercorny, adj. /pep"euhr kawrn'/, n. 1. the berry of the pepper plant, Piper nigrum, dried and used as a condiment, in pickling, etc. 2. anything very small or insignificant. adj. 3. (of hair) growing in tight spirals. [bef. 1000; ME pepercorn; OE piporcorn. See PEPPER, CORN1] |
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