Translation of "capsicum" into Latin

Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, that are cultivated as edible peppers, known as ‘pepper’ since the 16th century but botanically completely distinct and from another continent; various names are used for one or more species, e.g. Cayenne or Guinea pepper, Jamaica pepper, paprika. [..]

chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers