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Chili peppers are fruits botanically.
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Is it true that Chili peppers are fruits botanically?
Yes. A reference encyclopedia entry states that chili peppers are the fruits of Capsicum species and are botanically berries, which directly supports the claim. A taxonomic monograph also treats chili peppers as fruits of the Capsicum genus.
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Chili pepper. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chili_pepper
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E., B. G., Carrizo, G. C., & Bem, B. L. d. (2022). Monograph of wild and cultivated chili peppers (Capsicum L., Solanaceae). zenodo.org. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.200.71667
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