pepper vs bell pepper

bell pepper vs pepper

pepper and bell pepper both are nouns.

pepper is a verb but bell pepper is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pepper	Yes	No	Yes	No
bell pepper	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bell pepper is a hyponym of pepper; that is, bell pepper is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pepper:

pepper: any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers
bell pepper: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers

Other hyponyms of pepper include Capsicum annuum conoides, cone pepper, Capsicum annuum longum, cayenne, cayenne pepper, chili pepper, chilli pepper, jalapeno, long pepper, Capsicum annuum grossum, paprika, pimento, pimiento, sweet pepper, sweet pepper plant, Capsicum annuum cerasiforme, cherry pepper, bird pepper, Capsicum baccatum, Capsicum frutescens baccatum, Capsicum frutescens, hot pepper, tabasco pepper, tabasco plant.

pepper (noun)	bell pepper (noun)
pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground	large bell-shaped sweet pepper in green or red or yellow or orange or black varieties
sweet and hot varieties of fruits of plants of the genus Capsicum	plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
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

pepper (verb)	bell pepper (verb)
attack and bombard with or as if with missiles
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