Capsicum frutescens baccatum

Definitions of Capsicum frutescens baccatum
  1. noun
    plant bearing very small and very hot oblong red fruits; includes wild forms native to tropical America; thought to be ancestral to the sweet pepper and many hot peppers
    synonyms: Capsicum baccatum, bird pepper
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    type of:
    capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper
    any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
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