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bell pepper vs pepper

pepper vs bell pepper

bell pepper and pepper both are nouns.

bell pepper is not a verb while pepper is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
bell pepper Yes No No No
pepper Yes No Yes No
As nouns, pepper is a hypernym of bell pepper; that is, pepper is a word with a broader meaning than bell pepper:
  • bell pepper: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
  • pepper: any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
Other hypernyms of bell pepper include capsicum, capsicum pepper plant.
bell pepper (noun) pepper (noun)
large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground
plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum
any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
climber having dark red berries (peppercorns) when fully ripe; southern India and Sri Lanka; naturalized in northern Burma and Assam
bell pepper (verb) pepper (verb)
attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
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