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Definition of Capsicum baccatum
1. Noun. 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.
Group relationships: Capsicum, Genus Capsicum
Generic synonyms: Capsicum, Capsicum Pepper Plant, Pepper
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capsicum Baccatum
Literary usage of Capsicum baccatum
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Technical Reports and Scientific Papers by Sir Frederick Augustus Abel, Imperial Institute (Great Britain) (1903)
"Fruits of Capsicum baccatum grown in Bermuda, received from the Superintendent,
Botanic Station. ..."
2. A Dictionary of Pharmaceutical Science: A Guide for the Pharmaceutist by Hiram V. Sweringen (1882)
"Capsicum baccatum. (Bird Pepper.) A species of Capsicum, grown in the West Indies,
... See Capsici Fructus. CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS. See Capsicum baccatum. ..."
3. Food Inspection and Analysis: For the Use of Public Analysts, Health by Albert Ernest Leach (1904)
"... Capsicum longum, and Capsicum baccatum. The kitchen garden variety of ordinary
red pepper is .for the most part the Capsicum annuum, of which there are ..."
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