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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The pungent fruit of any of several varieties of Capsicum annuum or C. frutescens.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of various pungent capsicum fruits
- noun plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce
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