ALL meanings of capsicum
cap·si·cum
C c - variable noun capsicum Capsicums are peppers. 3
- noun capsicum any tropical American plant of the solanaceous genus Capsicum, such as C. frutescens, having mild or pungent seeds enclosed in a pod-shaped or bell-shaped fruit 3
- noun capsicum the fruit of any of these plants, used as a vegetable or ground to produce a condiment 3
- noun capsicum any of a genus (Capsicum) of pepper plants of the nightshade family, with fleshy, usually red pods, including the hot peppers (Tabasco, bird, chili, cayenne) and the sweet peppers (bell) 3
- noun capsicum these pods variously prepared as condiments or, in medicine, as a gastric stimulant 3
- noun capsicum any plant of the genus Capsicum, of the nightshade family, as C. annuum, the common pepper of the garden, occurring in many varieties. 1
- noun capsicum the fruit of such a plant or some preparation of it, used as a condiment and intestinal stimulant. 1
- noun capsicum A tropical American pepper plant of the nightshade family with fruits containing many seeds. Many cultivated varieties with edible, pungent fruits have been developed. 1
- noun capsicum plant: pepper family 1
- noun capsicum fruit of capsicum: pepper 1
- noun capsicum Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers. 0
- noun capsicum The spicy fruit of the above plants, the bell peppers. 0