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Noun: sweet pepper  sweet pe-pu(r)
  1. Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
    - bell pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum
     
  2. Large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads
    - bell pepper [Brit]

Derived forms: sweet peppers

Type of: capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper

Part of: Capsicum, genus Capsicum

Encyclopedia: Sweet pepper