capsicum
['kæpsɪkəm]
n. 辣椒

[] 辣椒属

[医] 辣椒

1. Cayenne pepper is the powdered pod of Capsicum grown on the eastern coast of Africa and in Zanzibar.
   辣椒非洲岸桑巴尔岛椒属豆夹研磨而。
2. The recent development of the extraction and application of capsaicin and hot pepper and red pigment in capsicum was reviewed.
   概述辣椒活性辣椒碱、椒素应状、技市场。
3. I still have more to put in, but this summer we had tomatoes, capsicum, potatoes, garlic, leaks, cabbages, corn, strawberries, carrots, lettuce, basil and lots of other herbs.
   更，但夏西柿，辣椒，铃薯，蒜，卷，，草莓，萝卜，，勒属植其很草。

capsicum
[ noun ]

1. any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers

<noun.plant>

2. chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers

<noun.plant>

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.

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}.