Definition of "peppercorn" [pep•per•corn]

• A dried berry of the pepper vine Piper nigrum. (noun)
• A small or insignificant thing. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "And she tells us a bit about the history of pepper, and where the expression "peppercorn rent" comes from."
• "WE've even pink saltlakes that occur naturally!!! then there's a species similar to pepper with a pink 'peppercorn'!!!!!"
• "Wiki goes on to say that botanically, all chillies and peppers are basically chillies, and that pepper properly refers to our black "peppercorn" pepper."