Capsicum vs. Paprika

Capsicumnoun

Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.

Capsicumnoun

The spicy fruit of the above plants, the bell peppers.

Capsicumnoun

A genus of plants of many species, producing capsules or dry berries of various forms, which have an exceedingly pungent, biting taste, and when ground form the red or Cayenne pepper of commerce.

Capsicumnoun

Any plant of the genus Capsicum (of the Solanaceae family, which are unrelated to Piper), and its fruit; red pepper; chili pepper; as, the bell pepper and the jalapeno pepper (both Capsicum annuum) and the habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense); .

Capsicumnoun

any of various tropical plants of the genus Capsicum bearing peppers

Capsicum

Capsicum () is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to the Americas, cultivated worldwide for their chili pepper or bell pepper fruit.

Paprikanoun

(uncountable) Powdered spice made from dried and ground fruits of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper (cultivars of Capsicum annuum), or mixtures of these (used especially in Hungarian cooking).

Paprikanoun

(countable) A variety of the spice.

Paprikanoun

A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice.

Paprikanoun

A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.

Paprikaadjective

Of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.

Paprikanoun

The dried ripened fruit of Capsicum annuum or various other species of pepper; also, the mildly pungent condiment prepared from it.

Paprikanoun

plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers

Paprikanoun

a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos

Paprikanoun

a powdered spice with a deep orange-red colour and a mildly pungent flavour, made from the dried and ground fruits of certain varieties of pepper.

Paprikanoun

a deep orange-red colour.

Paprika

Paprika (American English more commonly (listen), British English more commonly (listen)) is a spice made from dried and ground red peppers. It is traditionally made from Capsicum annuum varietals in the Longum group, which also includes chili peppers, but the peppers used for paprika tend to be milder and have thinner flesh.