sweet pepper
noun
: any of various large mild thick-walled capsicum fruits
also
: a pepper plant (Capsicum annuum) bearing sweet peppers compare bell pepper
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Divide cheese mixture evenly among sweet peppers (scant 2 tablespoons each).
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
Plant chiles as a perimeter barrier around your sweet pepper plants.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 3 May 2026
On a tiered silver tray were cheddar cheese and sweet pepper sandwiches, lemon madeleines and, of course, scones.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Even basic additions that followed, such as mushrooms and sweet peppers, sprang from secret plots.
—Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026
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Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
Plant chiles as a perimeter barrier around your sweet pepper plants.
—Barbara Gillette, The Spruce, 3 May 2026
On a tiered silver tray were cheddar cheese and sweet pepper sandwiches, lemon madeleines and, of course, scones.
—Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Even basic additions that followed, such as mushrooms and sweet peppers, sprang from secret plots.
—Danielle Paquette The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Sweet pepper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweet%20pepper. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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