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capsicum
n.
type of tropical plants that bears peppers; hot red pepper fruit
Capsicum
Capsicum (also known as
peppers) is a
genus of
flowering plants in the
nightshade family
Solanaceae. Its species are native to the Americas, where they have been cultivated for thousands of years. In modern times, it is cultivated worldwide, and has become a key element in many cuisines. In addition to use as spices and food vegetables,
Capsicum species have also found use in medicines.
capsicum
Noun
1. any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
(synonym) pepper, capsicum pepper plant
(hypernym) shrub, bush
(hyponym) cone pepper, Capsicum annuum conoides
(member-holonym) genus Capsicum
(substance-meronym) capsaicin
(part-meronym) pepper
capsicum
n.
paprika
Capsicum
(n.)
A genus of plants of many species, producing capsules or dry berries of various forms, which have an exceedingly pungent, biting taste, and when ground form the red or Cayenne pepper of commerce.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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