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sweet pepper

DEFINITIONS OF: sweet pepper

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n plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers

Synonyms:
Capsicum annuum grossum, bell pepper, paprika, pimento, pimiento, sweet pepper plant
Type of:
capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper
any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers

n large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads

Types:
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bell pepper
large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties
green pepper
a sweet pepper that becomes red when ripe
globe pepper
round sweet pepper
pimento, pimiento
fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked
Type of:
pepper
sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
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