Capsicum
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Capsicum annuum
See also: capsicum
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, believed to be from Latin capsa (“box”), after the fruit shape.
Proper noun
Capsicum n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Solanaceae – various peppers.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids I - clades; Solanales - order; Solanaceae - family; Solanoideae - subfamily; Capsiceae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Capsicum annuum (bell pepper, paprika, pimento etc) - type species; Capsicum baccatum (locoto), Capsicum buforum, Capsicum caballeroi, Capsicum campylopodium, Capsicum cardenasii, Capsicum ceratocalyx, Capsicum chacoense, Capsicum chinense (habanero etc), Capsicum coccineum, Capsicum cornutum, Capsicum dimorphum, Capsicum dusenii, Capsicum eximium, Capsicum flexuosum, Capsicum friburgense, Capsicum galapagoense, Capsicum geminifolium, Capsicum havanense, Capsicum hookerianum, Capsicum hunzikerianum, Capsicum lanceolatum, Capsicum leptopodum, Capsicum lycianthoides, Capsicum minutiflorum, Capsicum mirabile, Capsicum mositicum, Capsicum parvifolium, Capsicum pereirae, Capsicum pubescens (rocoto), Capsicum ramosissimum, Capsicum recurvatum, Capsicum rhomboideum, Capsicum schottianum, Capsicum scolnikianum, Capsicum sinense, Capsicum spina-alba, Capsicum stramoniifolium, Capsicum tovarii, Capsicum villosum - other species
- Capsicum frutescens (cayenne etc.; possibly = C. annuum) (species, placement disputed)
References
Capsicum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Capsicum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Capsicum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Capsicum at USDA Plants database
