Look up: Capsicum

1. capsicum
   Type: Term Pronunciation: kap′si-kŭm Definitions: 1. Cayenne, African, or red pepper, the dried ripe fruit of Capsicum frutescens (family Solanaceae); used as a carminative, gastrointestinal stimulant, and externally as a rubefacient.
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2. Capsicum
   (Bell Pepper, Chili Pepper, Peppeps) These are tender annuals or perennials from South America. They have straight, woody stems and single, star-shaped, white flowers in the axils of the leaves. The flowers are followed by juiceless berries or pods, which vary in shape and size. They are green at fi...
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3. capsicum
   [n] - any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
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4. Capsicum
   Genus that includes red peppers, pimentoes and green peppers. See capsaicin.
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5. Capsicum
   Cap'si·cum (kăp'sĭ*kŭm) noun [ New Latin , from Latin capsa box, chest.] (Botany) A genus of plants of many species, producing capsules or dry berries of various forms, which have an exceedingly pungent, biting taste, and ...
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6. capsicum
   A genus of solanaceous shrubs that yield capsaicin. Several varieties have sweet or pungent edible fruits that are used as vegetables when fresh and spices when the pods are dried. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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7. capsicum
   pepper noun any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
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8. capsicum
   (kap´sĭ-kәm) a plant of the genus Capsicum, the hot peppers, or the dried fruit derived from certain of its species (cayenne or red pepper); it contains the active ingredient capsaicin and is used as a counterirritant and also in pepper spray.
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9. 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.
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10. Capsicum
    Capsicum is a genus of tender annual South American plants of the family Solanaceae. They have straight, woody stems and single, star-shaped, white flowers in the axils of the leaves, a wheel-shaped corolla, and a many-seeded berry. The flowers are followed by juiceless berries or pods, which vary i...
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11. Capsicum
    Capsicum is a popular name for the pods of various varieties of plants of the genus Capsicum. The pods may be either sweet, known as sweet pepper or acrid, known as chilli pepper.
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12. capsicum
    Any of a group of pepper plants belonging to the nightshade family, native to Central and South America. The different species produce green to red fruits that vary in size. The small ones are used whole to give the hot flavour of chilli, or ground to produce cayenne or red pepper; the large poin...
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13. capsicum
    (KAP-sih-kuhm) - All peppers are members of the genus Capsicum, and the family Solanaceae, which include tomatoes and eggplant. The name Capsicum comes from the Greek word "kapto" which means, "to bite." There are 26 species of peppers categorized at present; however there is much discussion and argument involved. Most of these...
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14. Capsicum
    :For the fruit, see: Chili pepper :For the heat simulating chemical in Chili pepper, see: Capsaicin `Capsicum` 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 by t...
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