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Peppercorn

//ˈpɛpɚkɔɹn// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun

1
A surname.

Noun

1
The seeds of the pepper plant Piper nigrum, commonly used as a spice, usually ground or crushed.
2
pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground wordnet
3
A small, insignificant quantity; a whit or jot.
"A 75 ¢ book must look 40 ¢ better to the distributor and wholesaler, because if one peppercorn of doubt that people will pay 75 ¢ for the book gets thrown into the distribution mill, the books may never leave their cartons […]"
4
A small, insignificant quantity; a whit or jot.; A nominal consideration used to satisfy the requirements for the creation of a legal contract. attributive
"peppercorn rent"

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English peper corn, peper-corn, pepercorn, from Old English piporcorn (“peppercorn”), corresponding to pepper + corn. Compare Dutch peperkorrel (“peppercorn”), German Pfefferkorn (“peppercorn”), Danish peberkorn (“peppercorn”), Swedish pepparkorn (“peppercorn”), Icelandic piparkorn (“peppercorn”).

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