CAPSICUM


Meaning of CAPSICUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkap-si-kəm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, perhaps from Latin capsa

Date: 1588

1.

a. : any of a genus ( Capsicum ) of tropical American herbs and shrubs of the nightshade family widely cultivated for their many-seeded usually fleshy-walled berries — called also pepper

b. : pepper 3b

2. : an oleoresin derived from the fruit of some capsicums that contains capsaicin and related compounds and is used medicinally especially as a topical pain reliever

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