Definition: peppercorn

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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

peppercorn
     n : pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant
         of East India; use whole or ground [syn: pepper]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Peppercorn \Pep"per*corn`\, n.
   1. A dried berry of the black pepper (Piper nigrum).

   2. Anything insignificant; a particle.