asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs

family Solanaceae, potato family, Solanaceae - large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum; Atropa; Brugmansia; Capsicum; Datura; Hyoscyamus; Lycopersicon; Nicotiana; Petunia; Physalis; Solandra

capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper - any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers

Capsicum annuum conoides, cone pepper - plant bearing erect pungent conical red or yellow or purple fruits; sometimes grown as an ornamental

Capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno, long pepper - plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red

bell pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, paprika, pimento, pimiento, sweet pepper plant, sweet pepper - plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers

Capsicum annuum cerasiforme, cherry pepper - plant bearing small rounded usually pungent fruits

bird pepper, Capsicum baccatum, Capsicum frutescens baccatum - 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

Capsicum frutescens, hot pepper, 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