English > bell pepper: 2 senses > noun 1, plantMeaning | plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers. |
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Synonyms | sweet pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum |
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Member of | genus Capsicum, Capsicum | chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits |
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Parts | sweet pepper | large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong |
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Broader | capsicum, pepper, capsicum pepper plant | Any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers |
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Substances | paprika | A mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos |
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Spanish | paprika, pimentón, pimiento morrón, pimiento |
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Catalan | pebre vermell |
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