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Webster 1913 Edition
Capsicum
Cap′si-cum
(kăp′sĭ-kŭm)
, Noun.
[NL., fr. L.
capsa
box, chest.] (Bot.)
A genus of plants of many species, producing capsules or dry berries of various forms, which have an exceedingly pungent, biting taste, and when ground form the red or Cayenne pepper of commerce.
Webster 1828 Edition
Capsicum
CAPSICUM
,Noun.