Noun: sweet pepper sweet pe-pu(r)
- Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
"The sweet peppers turned from green to red as they ripened"; "The sweet pepper plants turned from green to red as they ripened";
- bell pepper [N. Amer], pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum
- Large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads
"She diced sweet peppers for the colourful salad";
- bell pepper [N. Amer]
Derived forms: sweet peppers
Type of: capsicum, capsicum pepper plant, pepper
Part of: Capsicum, genus Capsicum
Encyclopedia: Sweet pepper