cayenne

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cayenne at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

1. Plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red.
2. Ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum.
3. A long and often twisted hot red pepper.