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capsicum
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Capsicum \Cap"si*cum\ (k[a^]p"s[i^]*k[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. L. capsa box, chest.] (Bot.) 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.
Note: The most important species are Capsicum baccatum or bird pepper, Capsicum fastigiatum or chili pepper, Capsicum frutescens or spur pepper, and Capsicum annuum or Guinea pepper, which includes the bell pepper and other common garden varieties. The fruit is much used, both in its green and ripe state, in pickles and in cookery. See Cayenne pepper.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
genus of pepper plants, 1660s, of unknown origin, a word said to have been chosen by French botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708); perhaps irregularly formed from Latin capsa "box" (see case (n.2)).
Wiktionary
n. 1 Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus ''Capsicum'', principally the species ''Capsicum annuum'' and ''Capsicum frutescens'', that are cultivated as edible peppers. 2 The spicy fruit of the above plants, the bell peppers.
WordNet
n. any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers [syn: pepper, capsicum pepper plant]
Wikipedia
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. Following the Columbian Exchange, it has become cultivated worldwide, and it has also become a key element in many cuisines. In addition to use as spices and food vegetables, Capsicum species have also been used as medicines and lachrymatory agents.
Usage examples of "capsicum".
Brassica, and Zea, and Maranta, and Capsicum, a fiery fellow, and Nasturtium, crowned with bright orange-flowers, and a great many others.
For his nutriment he shewed how he would feed himself exclusively upon a diet of savoury tubercles and fish and coneys there, the flesh of these latter prolific rodents being highly recommended for his purpose, both broiled and stewed with a blade of mace and a pod or two of capsicum chillies.
It was about a foot long and had a button that triggered a big shot of capsicum gas.
What that capsicum did, it was kind of like when Sublett got an allergic reaction, but a lot worse, and a lot quicker.
Chevette came over, with her face all swollen from the capsicum, and asked him if it was working or were they totally fucked?
On this basis, botanists conclude that lima beans (Phaseolus lunatus), common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), and chili peppers of the Capsicum annuum I chinense group were all domesticated on at least two separate occasions, once in Mesoamerica and once in South America.
Different varieties of the same species replace each other among the kidney beans, lima beans, the chili pepper Capsicum annuum / chinense, and the squash Cucurbita pepo.
Almost positive that the camper was empty, but loath to leave without being sure, Mont pulled two canisters of Oleoresin Capsicum Spray (pepper spray) from his jacket.
Different varieties of the same species replace each other among the kidney beans, lima beans, the chili pepper Capsicum annuum I chinense, and the squash Cucurbita pepo.
On this basis, botanists conclude that lima beans (Phaseolus lunatus), common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris), and chili peppers of the Capsicum annuutn I chinense group were all domesticated on at least two separate occasions, once in Mesoamerica and once in South America.