capsicum
/ˈkæpsɪkəm/noun
(pl. capsicums)
1- a tropical American plant of the nightshade family with fruits containing many seeds. Many kinds of cultivated peppers with edible pungent fruits have been developed.辣椒。
1.1
- Genus Capsicum, family Solanaceae: several species and varieties, in particular C. annuum var. annuum, the cultivated forms of which include the 'grossum ' group (sweet peppers) and the 'longum ' group (chilli peppers).辣椒属, 茄科：数种, 数品种, 尤指辣椒, 其栽培品种包括灯笼椒（甜椒）和长辣椒（辣辣椒）。
1.2
- the fruit of any of these plants, varying in size, colour, and pungency辣椒果。
词源
late 16th cent.: modern Latin， perhaps from Latin capsa （see case2）.