Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Wiktionary
n. 1 The green, unripe, form of the sweet bell pepper (unrelated to the spicy chili pepper). Popular in cooking, especially Italian cuisine. The unripe bell pepper is green and generally changes to other colors as it matures, cultivars exist for red, orange, yellow and other shades. 2 A green variety of dried peppercorn, made from the unripe berries by treating them in a manner that retains the green colour.
WordNet
n. a sweet pepper that becomes red when ripe
Wikipedia
Green pepper can refer to:
- Green examples of fruits of the species Capsicum annuum, called a bell pepper in America, simply a pepper in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and a capsicum in India, Australia and New Zealand
- Chili pepper, a hot pepper, some of which are green
- Dried or pickled unripe fruit of Piper nigrum, see Black pepper#Green pepper
Usage examples of "green pepper".
A little piece of green pepper gleamed like precious jade against the stark white plate.
Choice of four veggies: green pepper, broccoli, mushroom, or carrot - besides the traditional potato and onion, of course.
He winked at Mama and called the three ingredients the holy trinity of Italian cooking and Mama laughed and said celery, onion, and green pepper were the holy trinity of southern cooking and L.
An uncommon fondness for green pepper, she noted when she saw Tiria's eyes brighten at the sight of the slices.
In the huge bowls plopped down at each table were lettuce, chopped celery, sliced radishes, onions, tomato wedges, strips of green pepper and a few bits of cucumber.