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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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sweet pepper  
n.  Any of numerous varieties of the Capsicum annuum pepper, such as the bell pepper and pimiento, having mild nonpungent fruits.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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