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Definition: Capsicum annuum
Paprika
\Pa"pri*ka\, n. Also Paprica
\Pa"pri*ca\ [Hung. paprika
Turkish pepper; prob. through G.]
The dried ripened fruit of
Capsicum annuum or various other
species of pepper; also, the mildly pungent condiment
prepared from it.
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Bell pepper
\Bell" pep`per\ (Bot.)
A species of Capsicum, or Guinea pepper (
Capsicum annuum).
It is the red pepper of the gardens.
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Capsaicin
\Cap*sa"i*cin\, n. [From
Capsicum.] (Chem.)
A colorless crystalline substance extracted from the
Capsicum annuum, and giving off vapors of intense acridity.
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Capsicine
\Cap"si*cine\, n. [From
Capsicum.] (Chem.)
A volatile alkaloid extracted from
Capsicum annuum or from
capsicin.
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Capsicum
\Cap"si*cum\ (k[a^]p"s[i^]*k[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. L.
capsa box, chest.] (Bot.)
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.
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Note: The most important species are
Capsicum baccatum or
bird pepper,
Capsicum fastigiatum or chili pepper,
Capsicum frutescens or spur pepper, and
Capsicum annuum
or Guinea pepper, which includes the bell
pepper and other common garden varieties. The fruit is
much used, both in its green and ripe state, in pickles
and in cookery. See
Cayenne pepper.
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Cayenne
\Cay*enne\, n. [From Cayenne, a town and island in
French Guiana, South America.]
Cayenne pepper.
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Cayenne pepper.
(a) (Bot.) A species of
Capsicum (
Capsicum frutescens)
with small and intensely pungent fruit.
(b) A very pungent spice made by drying and grinding the
fruits or seeds of several species of the genus
Capsicum, esp.
Capsicum annuum and
Capsicum Frutescens
; -- called also
red pepper. It is used
chiefly as a condiment.
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