hot pepper

hot pepper

n.

1. The pungent fruit of any of several varieties of Capsicum annuum or C. frutescens.

2. See pepper.

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hot pepper

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several varieties of the pepper Capsicum frutescens, esp chilli pepper

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the pungent usually small fruit of any of these plants

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hot pepper - plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce Capsicum frutescens, tabasco pepper, tabasco plant red pepper, tabasco - very hot red peppers; usually long and thin; some very small genus Capsicum, Capsicum - chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper - any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
	2.	hot pepper - any of various pungent capsicum fruits pepper - sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum chilli, chilly, chile, chili, chili pepper - very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency red pepper, tabasco - very hot red peppers; usually long and thin; some very small