|  cayenne pepper 
 
 1. plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers;
 usually red
 • Syn:
 cayenne, chili pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper, jalapeno, Capsicum annuum longum
 • Hypernyms:
 capsicum, pepper, capsicum pepper plant
 • Member Holonyms:
 genus Capsicum, Capsicum
 • Substance Meronyms:
 cayenne, red pepper
 • Part Meronyms:
 chili, chili pepper, chilli, chilly, chile
 2. ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
 • Syn:
 cayenne, red pepper
 • Hypernyms:
 flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning
 • Substance Holonyms:
 cayenne, chili pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper, jalapeno, Capsicum annuum longum
 3. a long and often twisted hot red pepper
 • Syn:
 cayenne
 • Hypernyms:
 chili, chili pepper, chilli, chilly, chile
 
 
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