BELL PEPPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bell pepper mean? 

• BELL PEPPER (noun)
  The noun BELL PEPPER has 2 senses:

1. plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers

2. large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties

  Familiarity information: BELL PEPPER used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BELL PEPPER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bell pepper; Capsicum annuum grossum; paprika; pimento; pimiento; sweet pepper; sweet pepper plant

Hypernyms ("bell pepper" is a kind of...):

capsicum; capsicum pepper plant; pepper (any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers)

Meronyms (parts of "bell pepper"):

sweet pepper (large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads)

Meronyms (substance of "bell pepper"):

paprika (a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos)

Holonyms ("bell pepper" is a member of...):

Capsicum; genus Capsicum (chiefly tropical perennial shrubby plants having many-seeded fruits: sweet and hot peppers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("bell pepper" is a kind of...):

sweet pepper (large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads)

 Context examples 

Peppers are native to Mexico, but are grown in many developing countries – both as the bell pepper vegetable and chili pepper to make spices.

(Grafting helps pepper plants deal with drought, SciDev.Net)