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[[Image:DSC03115.JPG|thumb|250px|Pepper bloom]]
Capsicum (name of uncertain origin, perhaps from kapto, to bite, on account of the pungency of the seed or pericarp; or from capsa, a chest, having reference to the form of fruit). Solanaceae. Red Pepper. Cayenne Pepper. Herbs or shrubs, originally from tropical America, but escaped from cultivation in Old World tropics, where it was once supposed to be indigenous.
Capsicum (name of uncertain origin, perhaps from kapto, to bite, on account of the pungency of the seed or pericarp; or from capsa, a chest, having reference to the form of fruit). Solanaceae. Red Pepper. Cayenne Pepper. Herbs or shrubs, originally from tropical America, but escaped from cultivation in Old World tropics, where it was once supposed to be indigenous.
Image:Thai peppers.jpg| Thai peppers
Image:Thai peppers.jpg| Thai peppers
Image:HotPeppersinMarket.jpg|Scotch bonnet peppers
Image:HotPeppersinMarket.jpg|Scotch bonnet peppers
Image:DSC03110.JPG|Pepper flower buds
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