capsicum

名词 capsicum:

1. any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
   同义词：pepper, capsicum pepper plant
2. chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers
   同义词：genus Capsicum

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n.（名词）
Any of various tropical American pepper plants of the genusCapsicum, especially any of the numerous cultivated forms of the species C. annuum and C. frutescens.
辣椒：辣椒属 的任一种热带美洲辣椒属植物，尤指 一年生辣椒属 和 灌木状辣椒属 中一种栽培形式
The fruit of any of these plants, especially the dried pungent types used as a condiment and in medicine.
辣椒：辣椒属植物的果实，尤指辛辣的干辣椒，用作调味品，也可作药用

来源：
New Latin Capsicum [genus name]
现代拉丁语 Capsicum [属名]
perhaps from Latin capsa [box (from its podlike fruit)]
可能源自 拉丁语 capsa [盒子（得名于它的类似豆荚的果实）]