peppercorn
- IPA[ˈpɛpəkɔːn]
英式
- the dried berry of a climbing vine, used whole as a spice or ground to make pepper.；hair growing in tight curly tufts, characteristic of the Khoikhoi and San peoples
noun: peppercorn, plural noun: peppercorns
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名詞
- 1. the dried berry of a climbing vine, used whole as a spice or ground to make pepper.
- ▪ hair growing in tight curly tufts, characteristic of the Khoikhoi and San peoples an old man with greying peppercorns her peppercorn hair
- a very low or nominal rent: the houses were let for a peppercorn rent
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈpepərˌkôrn]
美式
- the dried berry of a climbing vine, used whole as a spice or crushed or ground to make pepper.
Oxford American Dictionary
