Main Entry: cap·si·cum

Pronunciation: \ˈkap-si-kəm\

Function: noun

1 capitalized : a genus of tropical herbs and shrubs of the nightshade family (Solanaceae) widely cultivated for their many-seeded usually fleshy-walled berries
2 : any plant of the genus Capsicum—called also pepper
3 : the dried ripe fruit of some capsicums (as C. frutescens) used as a gastric and intestinal stimulant