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capsica

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capsica

  1. plural of capsicum
    • 2012, Cram101 Textbook Reviews, e-Study Guide for: Economic Botany: Plants in our World by Beryl Simpson, →ISBN[1], page 180:
      Capsicum chinense or 'Chinese capsicum' is a misnomer since all capsica originate in the New World.
    • 2008, Lars Hansen, IK Foundation, The Linnaeus Apostles: global science and adventure, Volume 3, Part 3[2], page 1346:
      It is the most common of all capsica, and its fruit is particularly pleasing to the feminine palate.
    • 2003, R. J. Epstein, Human Molecular Biology: An Introduction to the Molecular Basis of Health and Disease[3], page 507:
      Consistent with this, VR1-knockout mice can eat capsica all day, even though mucosal injuries still occur.