cayenne

2 definitions found

cayenne - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cayenne \Cay*enne\, n. [From Cayenne, a town and island in
     French Guiana, South America.]
     Cayenne pepper.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
         [1913 Webster]

cayenne - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  cayenne
      n 1: plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers;
           usually red [syn: cayenne, 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, cayenne pepper, red pepper]
      3: a long and often twisted hot red pepper [syn: cayenne,
         cayenne pepper]