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nounchiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers
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nounany of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
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- pepper any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
- pepper sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
- cayenne ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
- capsaicin colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum; source of the hotness of hot peppers of the genus Capsicum such as chili and cayenne and jalapeno
- capsicum any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
- red pepper ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum
- sweet pepper large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads
- hot pepper any of various pungent capsicum fruits
- solanaceae large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum, Atropa, Brugmansia, Capsicum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Lycopersicon, Nicotiana, Petunia, Physalis, and Solandra
- oleoresin capiscum an oleoresin extracted from the capsicum pepper plant