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bell pepper


bell pepper

noun

: a large pepper with a mild flavor

Full Definition of BELL PEPPER

:  sweet pepper; especially :  a large bell-shaped sweet pepper
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First Known Use of BELL PEPPER

1707

Rhymes with BELL PEPPER

Colepeper, Culpeper, green pepper, hot pepper, red pepper, sidestepper, sweet pepper

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