cayenne pepper

Definition of Cayenne Pepper in English :

plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red

2. cayenne, cayenne pepper, red pepper

ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum

3. cayenne, cayenne pepper

a long and often twisted hot red pepper

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Cayenne Pepper

noun

a very hot condiment, bright red in colour, made from the dried seeds and pods of various capsicums

. Often shortened to: cayenne. Also called: red pepper

n.

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.