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Carolina Reaper

Carolina Reaper noun: a kind of very hot red chili pepper with a gnarled, lumpy pod and a scythe-like tail.

carolina reaper: a kind of very hot red chili pepper with a gnarled, lumpy pod and a scythe-like tail
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Noun

Carolina Reaper (plural Carolina Reapers)

  1. A kind of very hot red chili pepper with a gnarled, lumpy pod and a scythe-like tail.

Forms of Carolina Reaper

pluralCarolina Reapers

Origin of Carolina Reaper

Bred in South Carolina and humorously likened to the Grim Reaper for its scythe-like shape.

Questions about Carolina Reaper

What does Carolina Reaper mean?
Carolina Reaper means a kind of very hot red chili pepper with a gnarled, lumpy pod and a scythe-like tail.
What part of speech is Carolina Reaper?
Carolina Reaper is a noun.
What is the plural of Carolina Reaper?
The plural of Carolina Reaper is Carolina Reapers.

Words near Carolina Reaper in the dictionary

  1. Carolina parakeet
  2. Carolina parakeets
  3. Carolina pink
  4. Carolina pinks
  5. Carolina poplar
  6. Carolina Reaper
  7. Carolina Reapers
  8. Carolina rig
  9. Carolina rigs
  10. Carolina rose
  11. Carolina roses

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