English > capsicum pepper plant: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | Any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers. |
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| Synonyms | capsicum, pepper |
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| Member of | genus Capsicum, Capsicum | chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits |
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| Parts | pepper | Sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum |
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| Narrower | bird pepper, Capsicum frutescens baccatum, Capsicum baccatum | plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits |
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| cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, long pepper, jalapeno, Capsicum annuum longum | plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers |
| cherry pepper, Capsicum annuum cerasiforme | plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits |
| cone pepper, Capsicum annuum conoides | plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits |
| sweet pepper, bell pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum | plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits |
| tabasco pepper, hot pepper, tabasco plant, Capsicum frutescens | plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers |
| Broader | shrub, bush | A low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems |
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| Substances | capsaicin | colorless pungent crystalline compound derived from capsicum |
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| Spanish | capsicum, pimentero, pimiento |
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| Catalan | bitxo, pebrera, pebrer, pebrina, pebroter |
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