Cayenne
Cayenne , noun
[From Cayenne, a town and island in French Guiana, South America.]
Cayenne pepper.
Collocations (1)
Cayenne pepper (Botany) , (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.