bell pepper
noun
Origin of bell pepper
1First recorded in 1700–10
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How to use bell pepper in a sentence
The bell pepper is the best for pickling, and should be gathered when quite young.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches | Eliza LesliePlunge a bright-red bell pepper (Ruby King) into boiling water, remove immediately and rub off the outer "shiny" skin.
Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners | Elizabeth O. HillerSprinkle thickly with finely chopped chives and a sweet, red, bell pepper chopped very fine or cut in fine thread-like rings.
Fifty-Two Sunday Dinners | Elizabeth O. HillerThe Bell-pepper is early, sweet and pleasant to the taste, and much less acrid or pungent than most of the other sorts.
The Field and Garden Vegetables of America | Fearing Burr
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