capsicum
Any of various tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the…Any of various tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.
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2 sensesAny of various tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.
Capsicum, Paprika
стручко́вый пе́рецstručkóvyj pérec, пе́рецpérec, сла́дкий пе́рецsládkij pérec
стручко́вий пе́рецьstručkóvyj pérecʹ, па́прикаpápryka
any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
Any of various tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.
(Australia, India, New Zealand, Singapore)The non-spicy fruit of the above plants, such as the bell pepper.
Examples
1 sentencesCapsicum is one of my favorite spices.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from New Latin capsicum, from Ancient Greek καψικός (kapsikós, “like a box”), froBorrowed from New Latin capsicum, from Ancient Greek καψικός (kapsikós, “like a box”), from Latin capsa (“box”).
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Forms
plural: capsicums / capsicaSynonyms
4 synonyms- any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers:peppercapsicum pepper plant
- chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers:genus Capsicum
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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