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bell pepper

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sweet pepper

–noun
1. a variety of pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, having a mild-flavored, bell-shaped or somewhat oblong fruit.
2. the fruit itself, used as a vegetable.
Also called bell pepper.


Origin:
1830–40
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bell pepper  
n.  
  1. A variety of sweet pepper widely cultivated for its edible fruit.

  2. The large, crisp, bell-shaped red, yellow, or green fruit of this plant.

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