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1. Plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
   - cayenne, chili pepper [N. Amer], chilli pepper [Brit], long pepper, jalapeño, Capsicum annuum longum
    
2. Ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
   - cayenne, red pepper
    
3. A long and often twisted hot red pepper
   - cayenne

Derived forms: cayenne peppers

Type of: capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, chile [US], chili [N. Amer], chili pepper [N. Amer], chilli [Brit], chilli pepper [Brit], flavor [US], flavorer [US], flavoring [US], flavour [Brit, Cdn], flavourer [Brit, Cdn], flavouring [Brit, Cdn], pepper, seasoner, seasoning

Part of: Capsicum, genus Capsicum

Encyclopedia: Cayenne pepper