sweet pepper

noun

a variety of pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, having a mild-flavored, bell-shaped or somewhat oblong fruit.

the fruit itself, used as a vegetable.

Words nearby sweet pepper

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Origin of sweet pepper

First recorded in 1830–40

Also called bell pepper.

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Examples from the Web for sweet pepper

My eye was keen for signs, and soon I saw he was heading for a sweet-pepper bush with a broken branch.
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British Dictionary definitions for sweet pepper

sweet pepper

noun

a pepper plant, Capsicum frutescens grossum, with large bell-shaped fruits that are eaten unripe (green pepper) or ripe (red pepper)

the fruit of this plant

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