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

2 senses of sweet 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
sweet pepper -- (large mild crisp thick-walled capsicum peppers usually bell-shaped or somewhat oblong; commonly used in salads)
       => pepper -- (sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum)