colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum; source of the hotness of hot peppers of the genus Capsicum such as chili and cayenne and jalapeno | pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground |
| sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum |
| any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers |
| climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam |