capsicum
Any of various tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.
Other meanings
The non-spicy fruit of the above plants, such as the bell pepper.
Synonyms
- pepper
A kind of
- shrub
Kinds of capsicum
- cone pepper
- chili pepper
- sweet pepper
- cherry pepper
- bird pepper
- hot pepper
Related words
- capsicine
- capsicum spray
- oleoresin capsicum
Word history
From Latin "capsa" (box).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “capsicum” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.