tabasco plant
Noun: * A plant (Capsicum frutescens) that bears very hot, medium-sized, oblong red peppers. It is cultivated primarily in the Gulf Coast states of the United States for the production of hot sauce.
The term "tabasco plant" refers specifically to the cultivated pepper plant from which Tabasco® brand sauce is made. It is used in agricultural, culinary, and botanical contexts. * The farmer cultivated a field of tabasco plants for the sauce factory. * Botanists study the tabasco plant for its unique heat profile.
- The name is often capitalized as "Tabasco plant" because "Tabasco" is a registered trademark for the sauce, though the plant variety name is commonly used in lowercase in horticulture.
- It is a specific cultivar of , distinct from other chili pepper plants.
- Tabasco pepper (n): The fruit (pepper) produced by the tabasco plant.
- The recipe calls for three fresh Tabasco peppers.
- Capsicum frutescens (n): The botanical species name for the tabasco plant and related chili peppers.
- Chili pepper plant (general term)
- Hot pepper plant (general term)
The word "tabasco" alone, when not paired with "plant," most commonly refers to the trademarked brand of spicy sauce made from these peppers, not the plant itself. * He put Tabasco on his eggs. (Refers to the sauce) * He grows tabasco plants in his garden. (Refers to the plant)
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plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce
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