cayenne

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

cayenne
    n 1: 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}]
    2: ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus
       Capsicum [syn: {cayenne}, {cayenne pepper}, {red pepper}]
    3: a long and often twisted hot red pepper [syn: {cayenne},
       {cayenne pepper}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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]