n. [ Jap. ichibu. ] (Numis.) A silver coin of Japan, worth about thirty-four cents.
☞ It inhabits India, Southern China, and the East Indies. It yields a perfume similar to that of the civet. It is often domesticated by the natives, and then serves the same purposes as the domestic cat. Called also
a. (Bot.) Same as Zingiberaceous. [ 1913 Webster ]