cayenne (pepper)
- a very hot, reddish condiment made from various capsicums
- a long, conical hot pepper often used to make this condiment
- the plant (Capsicum frutescens var. longum) on which these peppers grow
See cayenne (pepper) in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kī-ĕnˈ, kā-)
noun An orange-red to dark red condiment consisting of the ground ripe fruits of any of several pungent varieties of capsicum. Also called red pepper.
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