Eg, chilli pepper (8)
I believe the answer is:
capsicum
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">eg chilli pepper</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(chilli pepper is a kind of capsicum)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for capsicum that I've seen before include "American pepper" , "Pepper supplier" , "Pepper plant" , "Fruit crop" , "Eg, chilli pepper" .)