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