WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hot′ pep′per, 
    1. Plant Biologyany of variously shaped pungent peppers of the genus Capsicum, containing large amounts of capsaicin and usually having thin walls.
    2. Plant Biologya plant bearing such a pepper.
    • 1940–45

'hot pepper' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Bloody Mary

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