red pepper

red pepper

n.1. The ripe red fruit of a bell pepper.2. See cayenne pepper.

red pepper

n 1. (Plants) any of several varieties of the pepper plant Capsicum frutescens, cultivated for their hot pungent red podlike fruits 2. (Plants) the fruit of any of these plants 3. (Plants) the ripe red fruit of the sweet pepper 4. (Cookery) another name for cayenne pepper

red′ pep′per

n. 1. cayenne. 2. a pepper, Capsicum annuum longum, cultivated in many varieties, the yellow or red pods of which are used for flavoring, sauces, etc. 3. the mild, ripe fruit of the sweet pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, used as a vegetable. [1585–95]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	red pepper - ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicumcayenne, cayenne pepperflavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, seasoning, seasoner - something added to food primarily for the savor it impartsCapsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno, long pepper - plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
	2.	red pepper - very hot red peppers; usually long and thin; some very smalltabascohot pepper - any of various pungent capsicum fruitsTabasco sauce, Tabasco - very spicy sauce (trade name Tabasco) made from fully-aged red peppersCapsicum frutescens, hot pepper, tabasco pepper, tabasco plant - 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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