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Definition of Green pepper
1. Noun. A sweet pepper that becomes red when ripe.
Definition of Green pepper
1. Noun. 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. ¹
2. Noun. A green variety of dried peppercorn, made from the unripe berries by treating them in a manner that retains the green colour. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Green Pepper
Literary usage of Green pepper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia of Practical Horticulture: A Reference System of Commercial by Granville Lowther, William Worthington (1914)
"Or mix some chopped green pepper with them, then cover with strong vinegar.
Pickled Cauliflower Break the cauliflower in small clusters, plunge in boiling ..."
2. The Table: How to Buy Food, how to Cook It, and how to Serve it by Alexander Filippini (1889)
"Brown in half an ounce of butter, in a saucepan, one chopped onion with about
one ounce of raw ham cut into dice shape, half a green pepper cut in small ..."
3. Spices by Henry Nicholas Ridley (1912)
"of white pepper, or from 5^ to 8 Ibs. of green pepper. At three and a half years
of age, when it is supposed to be full grown, it would give 3 catties, ..."
4. Jane Hamilton's Recipes: Delicacies from the Old Dominion by Charlotte Mason Poindexter (1909)
"green pepper. 999 Take the sweet pepper as soon as it is fully grown and put in
strong brine for a fortnight; then slit each pepper on one side and take out ..."
5. The New England Cook Book by Helen Saunders Wright (1912)
"Stuff with chopped cucumber, green pepper and minced onion thoroughly mixed with
... TOMATO AND green pepper SALAD Cut 4 long green peppers lengthwise, ..."
6. One Thousand Salads by Olive Green (1909)
"PEPPER SALAD—IX Fill green pepper shells with grapefruit pulp, ... Mix with stiff
Mayonnaise and add chopped green pepper or fill pepper shells. ..."
7. The Picayune Creole Cook Book (1922)
"There is nothing nicer than a fine flsh salad.' green pepper Salad. Salade de
Piments Doux и la, Créole 4 Tomatoes. 2 green peppers. ..."