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Wikipedia: Chili pepper, also known as, or spelled, chilli pepper, chilli, chillie, chili, and chile, is the fruit of the plants from the genus Capsicum, members of the nightshade family, Solanaceae. Although botanically speaking, the fruit of capsicums are berries, the peppers are considered as vegetables or spices for culinary purposes. Depending on flavor intensity and fleshiness, their culinary use varies from use as a vegetable (e.g.
![[A display of hot peppers and a board explaining the Scoville scale at a Houston, Texas grocery store]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/PepperswithscovilleCentralMarketHoustonTX_s.jpg "A display of hot peppers and a board explaining the Scoville scale at a Houston, Texas grocery store")
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![[Chili peppers drying in Kathmandu, Nepal]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Chillies_drying_in_Kathmandu_s.jpg "Chili peppers drying in Kathmandu, Nepal")
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![[The Black Pearl cultivar has round black fruit that ripens to a bright red]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Black_pearl_cultivar_s.jpg "The Black Pearl cultivar has round black fruit that ripens to a bright red")
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![[Red Chili Pepper]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Red_Chili_Pepper_s.jpg "Red Chili Pepper")
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