tabasco plant vs hot pepper

tabasco plant and hot pepper both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tabasco plant	Yes	No	No	No
hot pepper	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, tabasco plant and hot pepper are synonyms defined as:

tabasco plant and hot pepper: plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce

Other synonyms of tabasco plant include Capsicum frutescens, tabasco pepper.

tabasco plant (noun)	hot pepper (noun)
plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce	any of various pungent capsicum fruits
	plant bearing very hot medium-sized oblong red peppers; grown principally in the Gulf Coast states for production of hot sauce