bird pepper

Thân thiện

A small bird pepper plant grows in a sunny garden.

Definition

Noun: 1. A type of chili pepper plant: A plant (Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum) that produces very small, typically oblong, and extremely hot red fruits. It includes wild forms originating in tropical America and is considered a progenitor of many cultivated sweet and hot peppers.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The bird pepper bush in my garden is covered in tiny, fiery fruits.
  • Bird peppers are often spread by birds, which are not affected by their capsaicin.
  • This sauce gets its intense heat from the addition of dried bird pepper.

Advanced Usage

• In botanical or culinary contexts: The term is used specifically to refer to the small, wild, intensely hot variety, distinguishing it from larger, domesticated chili peppers.
  • For an authentic touch, the recipe calls for a single bird pepper, not a jalapeño.

Variants and Related Words

• Chili pepper / Chilli pepper (n): A more general term for the pungent fruits of plants from the genus .
• Capsicum (n): The botanical genus name for plants including bell peppers, chili peppers, and bird peppers.
• Cayenne pepper (n): A specific type of hot, red pepper often dried and ground into powder, which may be related to or confused with bird pepper.

Synonyms

• Wild pepper
• Bird's eye chili (Note: This is a closely related but often distinct variety, ).

Notes on Meaning

The term bird pepper specifically denotes the small, wild form of the pepper. Its name originates from the fact that birds commonly eat and disperse the seeds. While it is a type of chili pepper, using the specific term bird pepper emphasizes its small size, high potency, and wild ancestry.

Học thuật

Noun

1. 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

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Capsicum frutescens baccatum
• Capsicum baccatum