'Peppercorn' definitions:
Definition of 'peppercorn'
From: WordNet
noun
Pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground [syn: pepper, peppercorn]
Definition of 'Peppercorn'
From: GCIDE
- Peppercorn \Pep"per*corn`\, n.
- 1. A dried berry of the black pepper (Piper nigrum). [1913 Webster]
- 2. Anything insignificant; a particle. [1913 Webster]