'Cayenne' definitions:
Definition of 'cayenne'
(from WordNet)
noun
Plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red [syn: cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper, jalapeno, Capsicum annuum longum]
noun
Ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum [syn: cayenne, cayenne pepper, red pepper]
noun
A long and often twisted hot red pepper [syn: cayenne, cayenne pepper]
Definition of 'Cayenne'
From: GCIDE
- Cayenne \Cay*enne\, n. [From Cayenne, a town and island in French Guiana, South America.] Cayenne pepper. [1913 Webster]
- Cayenne pepper. (a) (Bot.) A species of Capsicum (Capsicum frutescens) with small and intensely pungent fruit. (b) A very pungent spice made by drying and grinding the fruits or seeds of several species of the genus Capsicum, esp. Capsicum annuum and {Capsicum Frutescens}; -- called also red pepper. It is used chiefly as a condiment. [1913 Webster]