The difference between Bell pepper and Chili pepper

When used as nouns, bell pepper means capsicum annuum, an edible spicy-sweet fruit, originating in the new world, whereas chili pepper means any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin.


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  1. Bell pepper as a noun:

    Capsicum annuum, an edible spicy-sweet fruit, originating in the New World.

  1. Chili pepper as a noun:

    Any fruit of a plant of the botanical genus Capsicum, which has a spicy/burning flavour because it contains capsaicin.