sweet pepper

noun

The fruit of a nonspicy cultivar of pepper, Capsicum annuum, marketed in green-, red-, yellow- and orange-skinned varieties.

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capsicumbell pepperpimentopimientopaprikasweet pepper plantCapsicum annuum grossum
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Meanings

nounsweet pepper (countable and uncountable, plural sweet peppers)

plural sweet peppers

  1. UKcountableuncountableThe fruit of a nonspicy cultivar of pepper, Capsicum annuum, marketed in green-, red-, yellow- and orange-skinned varieties.

    Synonyms: capsicum

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe fruit of a nonspicy cultivar of pepper, Capsicum annuum, marketed in green-, red-, yellow- and orange-skinned varieties.

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capsicum

More synonyms by meaning

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

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bell pepperpimentopimientopaprikasweet pepper plantCapsicum annuum grossum
Broader
capsicumpeppercapsicum pepper plant
Also see
bell peppercapsicumpaprikapimentopimiento

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Chicago

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