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capsicum (iou)



capsicum noun. L16.
[mod. Latin, perh. from Latin capsa CASE noun2.]
Any plant of the tropical genus Capsicum, of the nightshade family, esp. C. annuum, different forms of which bear chilli peppers and sweet peppers; the fruit of such a plant, esp. one of the more pungent varieties.
capsicine [-si:n] noun (now rare or obsolete) (Chemistry) a substance formerly regarded as an alkaloid responsible for the pungency of capsicums M19.