Capsicum Definition
- capsicum pepper plant
- pepper
- genus Capsicum
A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae — various peppers.
Other Word Forms of Capsicum
Noun
Origin of Capsicum
New Latin Capsicum genus name perhaps from Latin capsa box (from its podlike fruit)
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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New Latin, believed to from Latin capsa (“box”), after the fruit shape.
From Wiktionary
New Latin, from Ancient Greek καψικός (kapsikos, “like a box”)
From Wiktionary
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