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    CHILLI PEPPER

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually redplay

    Synonyms:

    Capsicum annuum longum; cayenne; cayenne pepper; chili pepper; chilli pepper; jalapeno; long pepper

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting plants

    Hypernyms ("chilli pepper" is a kind of...):

    capsicum; capsicum pepper plant; pepper (any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers)

    Meronyms (parts of "chilli pepper"):

    chile; chili; chili pepper; chilli; chilly (very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency)

    Meronyms (substance of "chilli pepper"):

    cayenne; cayenne pepper; red pepper (ground pods and seeds of pungent red peppers of the genus Capsicum)

    Holonyms ("chilli pepper" is a member of...):

    Capsicum; genus Capsicum (chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers)

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