Cay·enne /kaɪˈɛn, ke-/
 辣椒


 Cay·enne n.  Cayenne pepper.
 Cayenne pepper. (a) Bot. A species of Capsicum (Capsicum frutescens) with small and intensely pungent fruit. (b) A very pungent spice made by drying and grinding the fruits or seeds of several species of the genus Capsicum, esp. Capsicum annuum and Capsicum Frutescens; -- called also red pepper. It is used chiefly as a condiment.

 ◄ ►


 cayenne
      n 1: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers;
           usually red [syn: cayenne pepper, chili pepper, {chilli
           pepper, long pepper, jalapeno, {Capsicum annuum
           longum]
      2: ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus
         Capsicum [syn: cayenne pepper, red pepper]
      3: a long and often twisted hot red pepper [syn: {cayenne
         pepper]