piment

Definitions of piment
  1. noun
    any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
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    types:
    poivre de Cayenne
    plant bearing very hot and finely tapering long peppers; usually red
    poivron
    plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
    type of:
    arbrisseau, buisson
    a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
  2. noun
    plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
    synonyms: poivron
  3. noun
    very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
  4. noun
    sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
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    types:
    poivron
    large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads
    piment vert
    a sweet pepper that becomes red when ripe
    type of:
    solanacée
    any of several fruits of plants of the family Solanaceae; especially of the genera Solanum, Capsicum, and Lycopersicon
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