Definition of capsicum Capsicum

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What does capsicum mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: capsicums
capsicum - any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
		pepper, capsicum pepper plant
		shrub, bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
		genus capsicum, capsicum chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers
		pepper sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
		capsicum annuum conoides, cone pepper plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental
		capsicum annuum longum, chilli pepper, chili pepper, jalapeno, long pepper, cayenne, cayenne pepper hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico
		capsicum annuum grossum, sweet pepper plant, bell pepper, paprika, pimento, pimiento, sweet pepper large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties
		capsicum annuum cerasiforme, cherry pepper plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits
		bird pepper, capsicum baccatum, capsicum frutescens baccatum plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers
		capsicum frutescens, tabasco pepper, tabasco plant, hot pepper plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce
capsicum - chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers
		genus Capsicum, Capsicum
		asterid dicot genus genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
		family solanaceae, potato family, solanaceae large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra
		capsicum pepper plant, capsicum, pepper any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
		capsicum annuum conoides, cone pepper plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental
		capsicum annuum longum, chilli pepper, chili pepper, jalapeno, long pepper, cayenne, cayenne pepper hot green or red pepper of southwestern United States and Mexico
		capsicum annuum grossum, sweet pepper plant, bell pepper, paprika, pimento, pimiento, sweet pepper large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties
		capsicum annuum cerasiforme, cherry pepper plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits
		bird pepper, capsicum baccatum, capsicum frutescens baccatum plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers

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Wiktionary

capsicum (Noun)
The spicy fruit of the above plants, the bell pepper s.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

capsicum (n.)
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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

capsicum
A mild fruit of the Capsicum.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

capsicum
kap′si-kum, n. a tropical plant or shrub, from which cayenne pepper is made.—n. Cap′sicine, the active principle of capsicum. [From L. capsa, a case, its berries being contained in pods or capsules—capĕre, to take, hold.]

Wikipedia

"Capsicum" is a genus of plants from the nightshade family (Solanaceae). Some of these plants are used as spices, vegetables, or drugs. The fruit of "Capsicum" plants have a variety of names. The names vary depending on place and type. They are commonly called Chili pepper, red or green pepper, or just pepper in Britain and the US; the large mild form is called bell pepper in the US, capsicum in Australian English and Indian English, and paprika in some other countries (although paprika can also refer to the powdered spice made from various capsicum fruit).

Capsicums originated in the Americas, but are now grown worldwide.

Capsaicin.

The fruit of "most" species of "Capsicum" contains capsaicin. Capsaicin is a chemical that can produce a strong burning sensation in the mouth (and, if not properly digested, anus) of the unaccustomed eater. Most mammals find this unpleasant; however, birds are unaffected. The plants developed the secretion of capsaicin to protect the fruit from being eaten by mammals. At the same time, the bright colors attract birds. These birds will spread the seeds. The amount of capsaicin in peppers is highly variable and dependent on genetics. This means that almost all types of peppers have varied amounts of heat felt by those consuming them. The only pepper without capsaicin is the bell pepper. Chili peppers are of great importance in Native American medicine. Capsaicin is also used in modern Western medicine to stimulate blood circulation or to relieve p