Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
capsicum (noun)1.
a) any of a genus () of tropical American herbs and shrubs of the nightshade family widely cultivated for their many-seeded usually fleshy-walled berries - Capsicum called also pepper
b) - pepper
2.
an oleoresin derived from the fruit of some that contains and related compounds and is used medicinally especially as a topical pain reliever - capsicums capsaicin
Capsicum (Wikipedia)
Capsicum (/ˈkæpsɪkəm/) is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to the Americas, cultivated worldwide for their chili pepper or bell pepper fruit.
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Capsicum fruit and longitudinal section | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Subfamily: | Solanoideae |
Tribe: | Capsiceae |
Genus: | Capsicum L. |
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