The family name for sweet and hot peppers.

All peppers are members of the genus Capsicum. The term Capsicum originates from the Greek word “kapto” meaning, “to bite.”

(KAP-sih-kuhm) – All peppers are members of the genus Capsicum, and the family Solanaceae, which include tomatoes and eggplant.  The name Capsicum comes from the Greek word “kapto” which means, “to bi [..]

The family name for sweet and hot peppers. Large pepper with a slightly sweet flavor. Also called a pepper, or sweet pepper. Available in green (most common), red and yellow.

Any of hundreds of varieties of plant-bearing Jamaican fruits called peppers, all of which belong to the nightshade family. Jamaican capsicums fall into two categories Scotch bonnet peppers and sweet peppers. T

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Botanical name for any of a genus of plants bearing red fruits generally known as peppers.

Any of a large variety of peppers used in cooking. Capsicum, or peppers, are arranged into categories as; sweet, mild, or hot.

Capsicum is a vegetable that is known in other countries as bell peppers or red and green peppers. Red, yellow and green capsicums are commonly available.

(n) any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers(n) chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers

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A Plant genus of the Family Solanaceae. The hot peppers yield Capsaicin, which activates Vanilloid Receptors. Several varieties have sweet or pungent edible Fruits that are used as vegetables when fre [..]

A plant genus of the family SOLANACEAE. The hot peppers yield CAPSAICIN, which activates vanilloid receptors. Several varieties have sweet or pungent edible fruits that are used as vegetables when fre [..]

Capsicum is the scientific name(or genus) of a group of flowering herbs and plants that produce peppers. Chili peppers, bell peppers, jalapeno peppers and banana peppers are all members of the Capsicum family! Capsicum peppers contain capsaicin, the active component that gives the peppers their heat. It has been show to help maintain healthy joints [..]

refers to a bell or green pepper.

genus of pepper plants, 1660s, of unknown origin, a word said to have been chosen by French botanist Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656-1708); perhaps irregularly formed from Latin capsa "box" [..]