GREEN PEPPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does green pepper mean? 

• GREEN PEPPER (noun)
  The noun GREEN PEPPER has 1 sense:

1. a sweet pepper that becomes red when ripe

  Familiarity information: GREEN PEPPER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GREEN PEPPER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sweet pepper that becomes red when ripe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("green 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 

Ascorbic acid is found in all fruits and vegetables, especially citrus fruits, strawberries, cantaloupe, green peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, leafy greens, and potatoes.

(Ascorbic acid, NCI Dictionary)