Translingual

Capsicum annuum

Proper noun

Capsicum n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – various peppers.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Solanales - order; Solanaceae - family; Solanoideae - subfamily; Capsiceae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Capsicum annuum (bell pepper, paprika, pimento etc), Capsicum baccatum, Capsicum buforum, Capsicum caballeroi, Capsicum campylopodium, Capsicum cardenasii, Capsicum ceratocalyx, Capsicum chacoense, Capsicum chinense (habanero etc), Capsicum coccineum, Capsicum cornutum, Capsicum dimorphum, Capsicum dusenii, Capsicum eximium, Capsicum flexuosum, Capsicum friburgense, Capsicum galapagoense, Capsicum geminifolium, Capsicum havanense, Capsicum hookerianum, Capsicum hunzikerianum, Capsicum lanceolatum, Capsicum leptopodum, Capsicum lycianthoides, Capsicum minutiflorum, Capsicum mirabile, Capsicum mositicum, Capsicum parvifolium, Capsicum pereirae, Capsicum pubescens, Capsicum ramosissimum, Capsicum recurvatum, Capsicum rhomboideum, Capsicum schottianum, Capsicum scolnikianum, Capsicum sinense, Capsicum spina-alba, Capsicum stramoniifolium, Capsicum tovarii, Capsicum villosum (species)
  • Capsicum frutescens (cayenne etc.; possibly = C. annuum) (species, placement disputed)

English

Capsicum frutescens

Wikispecies

Noun

capsicum ‎(plural capsicums or capsica)

1. Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.
2. The spicy fruit of the above plants, the bell peppers.

Hyponyms

• (plants): cayenne pepper, paprika

Derived terms

• capsicum spray

Related terms

• capsaicin
• capsular
• capsulate
• capsule

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