noun
capsicum
KAP-sih-kum/ˈkæpsɪkəm/
A pepper plant or its sweet or hot fruit.
The capsicum plant bears green and red peppers beside a cut fruit.
Etymology
The pepper name is of unknown origin. It may have been formed from Latin capsa, “box,” in reference to the fruit’s shape, but this explanation is uncertain.
In context
a discolored or blemished capsicum tastes just as good and is full of the same nutrients as one that is more visually pleasing
More examples
- Several capsicums ripen in the sunny greenhouse.
- The recipe calls for chopped capsicum.
- The nursery sells both sweet and hot capsicums.
Forms
capsicum · capsicums