red pepper

red pepper

noun
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.

Origin:
1585–95
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a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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red pepper
 
n
1.  any of several varieties of the pepper plant Capsicum frutescens, cultivated for their hot pungent red podlike fruits
2.  the fruit of any of these plants
3.  the ripe red fruit of the sweet pepper
4.  another name for cayenne pepper

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