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    capsicum

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Plants, Food
    cap·si·cum /ˈkæpsɪkəm/ noun [countable, uncountable]  pepper.jpg HBPDF technical a kind of pepper (=a green, red, or yellow vegetable) 辣椒
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    capsicum• Like most other plant surfaces the surface of a pepper or capsicum has stomata.    Origin capsicum (1500-1600) Modern Latin perhaps from Latin capsa; → CASE1
    cap·si·cum nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus a green, pepper kind of (=a red,


    capsicum
    cap‧si‧cum /ˈkæpsɪkəm/ noun [uncountable and countable]
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Modern Latin
     Origin: perhaps from Latin capsa; ⇨ case1

    technical a kind of pepper (=a green, red, or yellow vegetable)


    cap·sicumBrE /ˈkæpsɪkəm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkæpsɪkəm/ 🔊 noun (specialist) a type of plant which has hollow fruits. Some types of these are eaten as vegetables, either raw or cooked, for example sweet peppers or chillies. 辣椒