hot pepper

Noun hot pepper has 2 senses

• hot pepper(n = noun.plant) capsicum frutescens, tabasco pepper, tabasco plant - plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce;
has parts: red pepper, tabasco
is a member of capsicum, genus capsicum
is a kind of capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper

• hot pepper(n = noun.food) - any of various pungent capsicum fruits;
is a kind of pepper
has particulars: chile, chili, chili pepper, chilli, chilly, red pepper, tabasco