CUBEB

Cu″beb (k?″b?b), n. [[F. cub�be (cf. It. cubebe, Pr., Sp., Pg., & NL. cubeba), fr. Ar. kab�bat.]] The small, spicy berry of a species of pepper (Piper Cubeba; in med., Cubeba officinalis), native in Java and Borneo, but now cultivated in various tropical countries. The dried unripe fruit is much used in medicine as a stimulant and purgative.