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cayenne pepper

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cayenne pepper

Spice produced from the dried fruits of several species of capsicum (especially Capsicum frutescens), a tropical American group of plants. Its origins are completely different from black or white pepper, which comes from an East Indian plant (Piper nigrum).
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"Well, I hope you left some suitable excuse," said her husband, somewhat appeased, as he added a dash of cayenne pepper to the soup.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Chopin, Kate View in context
Such zests as his particular little phial of cayenne pepper and his pennyworth of pickles in a saucer, were not wanting.
Little Dorrit by Dickens, Charles View in context
said Rebecca, who was suffering tortures with the cayenne pepper.
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