Definition of Caienne

Definition of Caienne

Cayenne (10), cap. and port of French Guiana, a swampy, unhealthy place, rank with tropical vegetation; a French penal settlement since 1852.

- Wikipedia

Cay*enne (?), n. [From Cayenne, a town and island in French Guiana, South America.] Cayenne pepper.

Cayenne pepper. (a)(Bot.)A species of Capsicum (C. 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. C. annuum and C. Frutescens; -- called also red pepper. It is used chiefly as a condiment.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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