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capsicum
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Word definitions for capsicum in dictionaries
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Like most other plant surfaces the surface of a pepper or capsicum has stomata.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in 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
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers [syn: pepper , capsicum pepper plant ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in 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)).
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.