Cayenne pepper Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
    jalapeno; long pepper; cayenne; Capsicum annuum longum; chilli pepper; chili pepper.
  2. noun ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
    cayenne; red pepper.
  3. noun a long and often twisted hot red pepper
    cayenne.

WordNet

Definitions
  1. . (a) (Bot.) A species of capsicum (C. frutescens) with small and intensely pungent fruit. (b) A very pungent spice made by drying and grinding the fruits or seeds of several species of the genus Capsicum, esp. C. annuum and C. Frutescens; Called also red pepper. It is used chiefly as a condiment.
Definitions
  1. . See under Cayenne.

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