HyperDic: bell_pepper

English > 2 senses of the expression bell pepper:
NOUNplantbell pepper, sweet pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossumplant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits
foodbell pepperlarge bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties
English > bell pepper: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
Meaningplant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers.
Synonymssweet pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum
Member ofgenus Capsicum, Capsicumchiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits
Partssweet pepperlarge mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong
Broadercapsicum, pepper, capsicum pepper plantAny of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
SubstancespaprikaA mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos
Spanishpaprika, pimentón, pimiento morrón, pimiento
Catalanpebre vermell
English > bell pepper: 2 senses > noun 2, food
Meaninglarge bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties.
Broadersweet pepperlarge mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong

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