Definition of Piper cubeba

1. Noun. Tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits.

Exact synonyms: Cubeb, Cubeb Vine, Java Pepper
Group relationships: Genus Piper, Piper
Generic synonyms: Pepper Vine, True Pepper
Terms within: Cubeb

Lexicographical Neighbors of Piper Cubeba

Pinus thunbergii
Pinus torreyana
Pinus virginiana
Pinxter
Pinyin
Pioneer Day
Pioneer Days
Piophila casei
Pipa americana
Pipa pipa
Pipel
Pipels
Piper
Piper's forceps
Piper betel
Piper cubeba
Piper longum
Piper nigrum
Piperaceae
Piperales
Pipil
Pipile
Pipilo
Pipilo erythrophthalmus
Pipistrellus
Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrellus subflavus
Pipola
Pippa
Pipracil

Literary usage of Piper cubeba

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller (1906)
"... the fruit of a vine (piper cubeba L.), although properly classed with the drugs, are of interest to the food microscopist because they are analogous in ..."

2. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1845)
"Piper caninum, Humph., Blume; piper cubeba, Vahl; Nees, Plant. ... piper cubeba, Linn., is also an allied species. ..."

3. Merck's 1896 Index: An Encyclopedia for the Physician and the Pharmacist by Merck & Co, Merck & co., New York (1896)
"Extract, piper cubeba, alcoh.—Soft oz. jars.—oz. .39 Also in i, i£, & i£ Ibs. FT. unripe ... Extract, piper cubeba, ether.,— see Oleoresin, piper cubeba. ..."

4. Flora Medica: Containing Coloured Delineations of the Various Medicinal by George Spratt (1830)
"... the liquor forms an excellent drink in febrile diseases, and debility of the digestive organs. # Off. Wheat Flour. Starch.* piper cubeba. ..."

5. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller (1906)
"... the fruit of a vine (piper cubeba L.), although properly classed with the drugs, are of interest to the food microscopist because they are analogous in ..."

6. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1845)
"Piper caninum, Humph., Blume; piper cubeba, Vahl; Nees, Plant. ... piper cubeba, Linn., is also an allied species. ..."

7. Merck's 1896 Index: An Encyclopedia for the Physician and the Pharmacist by Merck & Co, Merck & co., New York (1896)
"Extract, piper cubeba, alcoh.—Soft oz. jars.—oz. .39 Also in i, i£, & i£ Ibs. FT. unripe ... Extract, piper cubeba, ether.,— see Oleoresin, piper cubeba. ..."

8. Flora Medica: Containing Coloured Delineations of the Various Medicinal by George Spratt (1830)
"... the liquor forms an excellent drink in febrile diseases, and debility of the digestive organs. # Off. Wheat Flour. Starch.* piper cubeba. ..."

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