Found 2 items, similar to Cayenne.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: cayenne cayenne n 1: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red [syn: cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper , long pepper, jalapeno, Capsicum annuum longum ] 2: ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum [syn: cayenne pepper, red pepper] 3: a long and often twisted hot red pepper [syn: cayenne pepper ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Cayenne Cayenne \Cay*enne\, n. [From Cayenne, a town and island in French Guiana, South America.] Cayenne pepper. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]