Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bell_pepper

2 senses of bell pepper

Sense 1
sweet pepper, bell pepper, pimento, pimiento, paprika, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum grossum -- (plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers)
       => capsicum, pepper, capsicum pepper plant -- (any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers)

Sense 2
bell pepper -- (large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties)
       => sweet pepper -- (large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads)