Capsicum frutescens

Definitions of Capsicum frutescens
  1. noun
    plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce
    synonyms: hot pepper, tabasco pepper, tabasco plant
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    type of:
    capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper
    any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
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