green pepper

noun

1. the mild-flavored, unripe fruit of the bell or sweet pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, used as a green vegetable.

green pepper

noun

1. the green unripe fruit of the sweet pepper, eaten raw or cooked
2. the unripe fruit of various other pepper plants, eaten as a green vegetable

Word History and Origins

Origin of green pepper¹

First recorded in 1690–1700

Example Sentences

The idea was to give them varietally correct aromas of green pepper and grass.

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The green pepper was also washed and wiped and put through the meat chopper when she had removed the seeds.

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Dice the celery, clean the green pepper, and cut it into small pieces.

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Slice Spanish or Bermuda onions into thin slices and cut a green pepper into thin rings.

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Place a slice of the onion on one piece of buttered bread and on top of this put two or three rings of green pepper.

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Serve the sweetbread salad either in cucumbers hollowed out or in red or green pepper shells, resting on a wreath of watercress.

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