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1. Capsicum
noun. chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers.
Synonyms
- Capsicum annuum longum
- Capsicum baccatum
- Capsicum annuum grossum
- cone pepper
- tabasco plant
- sweet pepper
- Capsicum annuum cerasiforme
- Solanaceae
- pepper
- pimiento
- tabasco pepper
- bird pepper
- Capsicum annuum conoides
- potato family
- hot pepper
- cayenne pepper
- genus Capsicum
- asterid dicot genus
- Capsicum frutescens
- chilli pepper
- family Solanaceae
- pimento
- jalapeno
- Capsicum frutescens baccatum
- cherry pepper
- bell pepper
- paprika
- cayenne
- capsicum
- sweet pepper plant
- chili pepper
- long pepper
2. capsicum
noun. any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers.
Synonyms
- Capsicum annuum longum
- Capsicum baccatum
- Capsicum annuum grossum
- shrub
- cone pepper
- tabasco plant
- sweet pepper
- Capsicum annuum cerasiforme
- capsaicin
- pepper
- pimiento
- tabasco pepper
- bird pepper
- Capsicum annuum conoides
- bush
- hot pepper
- cayenne pepper
- genus Capsicum
- Capsicum frutescens
- chilli pepper
- pimento
- jalapeno
- Capsicum
- Capsicum frutescens baccatum
- cherry pepper
- bell pepper
- paprika
- cayenne
- sweet pepper plant
- chili pepper
- long pepper
Sentences with capsicum
1. Noun, singular or mass
The capsicum in the pepper is very irritating to the area around the dog's nose and sprinkling this powder on soil in problem areas deters the dog from digging in or entering the area.
2. Verb, base form
Pepper spray is an aerosol product containing the chemical oleoresin capsicum*, a concentrated version of the irritant found in chili peppers.
3. *Adjective
The scientific name of red peppers – capsicum – refers to the molecule found in most red peppers called capsaicin.
