From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Plants, Foodcapsicumcap‧si‧cum /ˈkæpsɪkəm/ noun [countable, uncountable]HBPDF technical a kind of pepper (=a green, red, or yellow vegetable)Examples from the Corpuscapsicum• Like most other plant surfaces the surface of a pepper or capsicum has stomata.Origincapsicum(1500-1600)Modern Latin perhaps from Latincapsa; → CASE1