1. Large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads
   "The chef stuffed bell peppers with rice and vegetables";
   - sweet pepper
    
2. Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
   "The bell peppers turned from green to red as they ripened";
   - sweet pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum

Derived forms: bell peppers

Type of: capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper

Part of: Capsicum, genus Capsicum

Encyclopedia: Bell pepper