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  • n  pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground

  • Tumors, it turns out, cannot grow much beyond the size of a peppercorn without an ever-expanding network of blood vessels.
  • HOT FOR AN OLD-FASHIONED PEPPER Over the centuries, long peppers fell from fashion in favor of the round peppercorn.
  • Blue Ginger is known for seafood, and the specialty of the house is shelled crayfish, deep-fried and topped with a cloyingly sweet, caramelized peppercorn sauce.
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  • Natalie Angier in Newser
    They "no more aspire to being stir-fried in a wok than a hog aspires to being peppercorn-studded in my Christmas clay pot," writes Natalie Angier.
  • Danny Alexander in Press and Journal
    Local MP and Aviemore resident Danny Alexander said: "I am delighted that plans for a sports centre and ice rink in Aviemore are moving forward, with the identification of a preferred site, generously made available for a peppercorn rent. I hope...

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