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  2. Capsicum - Wikipedia

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    The generic name may come from Latin capsa, meaning 'box', presumably alluding to the pods; [8] [9] or possibly from the Greek word κάπτω, kapto, 'to gulp'. [10] The name pepper comes from the similarity of piquance (spiciness or "heat") of the flavor to that of black pepper , Piper nigrum , although there is no botanical relationship with ...

  3. List of Capsicum cultivars - Wikipedia

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    Capsicum chinense or "Chinese capsicum" is a misnomer since all Capsicum species originated in the New World. Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin (1727–1817), a Dutch botanist, named the species in that way in 1776 because he believed they originated in China. Most of the peppers of this species have a distinctive flavor and are similar in flavor to ...

  4. Capsicum annuum - Wikipedia

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    The genus name Capsicum derives from a Greek-based derivative of the Latin word capto, meaning "to grasp, to seize", in reference to the heat or pungency of the species' fruit, although it has also been speculated to derive from the Latin word capsa, "box", referring to the shape of the fruit in forms of the typical species. [7]

  5. Bell pepper - Wikipedia

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    The bell pepper (also known as sweet pepper, pepper, capsicum / ˈ k æ p s ɪ k ə m / [1] or, in some parts of the US midwest, mango) is the fruit of plants in the Grossum Group of the species Capsicum annuum. [2] [3] Cultivars of the plant produce fruits in different colors, including red, yellow, orange, green, white, chocolate, candy cane ...

  6. List of plant family names with etymologies - Wikipedia

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    Each family's formal name ends in the Latin suffix -aceae and is derived from the name of a genus that is or once was part of the family. [ 3 ] The table below contains seed-bearing families from Plants of the World by Maarten J. M. Christenhusz (lead author), Michael F. Fay and Mark W. Chase , with two updated families [ a ] from Plants of the ...

  7. Asteraceae - Wikipedia

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    The Asteraceae were first described in the year 1740 and given the original name Compositae. [6] The family is commonly known as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family. Most species of Asteraceae are herbaceous plants, and may be annual, biennial, or perennial, but there are also shrubs, vines, and trees. The family has a widespread ...

  8. Aster (genus) - Wikipedia

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    Aster amellus is the type species of the genus and the family Asteraceae. [1] The name Aster comes from the Ancient Greek word ἀστήρ (astḗr), meaning 'star', referring to the shape of the flower head. Many species and a variety of hybrids and varieties are popular as garden plants because of their attractive and colourful flowers.

  9. Chili pepper - Wikipedia

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    The English word is from Classical Nahuatl chīlli with the same meaning. [69] The name of the plant is unrelated to that of the country Chile . [ 70 ] While pepper originally meant the genus Piper , not Capsicum , the Oxford English Dictionary and Merriam-Webster record both usages.