名詞 capsicum:

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

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n.（名詞）
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：辣椒屬 的任一種熱帶美洲辣椒屬植物，尤指 一年生辣椒屬 和 灌木狀辣椒屬 中一種栽培形式
The fruit of any of these plants, especially the dried pungent types used as a condiment and in medicine.
辣椒：辣椒屬植物的果實(shí)，尤指辛辣的干辣椒，用作調(diào)味品，也可作藥用

來源：
New Latin Capsicum [genus name]
現(xiàn)代拉丁語 Capsicum [屬名]
perhaps from Latin capsa [box (from its podlike fruit)]
可能源自 拉丁語 capsa [盒子（得名于它的類似豆莢的果實(shí)）]