Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India;
use whole or ground;
[syn: pepper, peppercorn]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Peppercorn \Pep"per*corn`\, n.
1. A dried berry of the black pepper (Piper nigrum).
[1913 Webster]
2. Anything insignificant; a particle.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
peppercorn
n 1: pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant
of East India; use whole or ground [syn: pepper,
peppercorn]