noun
- Plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce.
- synonyms: tabasco pepper, tabasco plant, Capsicum frutescens
- Any of various pungent capsicum fruits. .
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