The difference between Capsicum and Paprika
When used as nouns, capsicum means any of several tropical american plants, of the genus capsicum, principally the species capsicum annuum and capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers, whereas paprika means 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).
Paprika is also adjective with the meaning: of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.
check bellow for the other definitions of Capsicum and Paprika
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Capsicum as a noun:
Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.
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Capsicum as a noun:
The spicy fruit of the above plants, the bell peppers.
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Paprika as a noun (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).
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Paprika as a noun (countable):
A variety of the spice.
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Paprika as a noun (countable, rare, commonly called "dried [bell/chilli] peppers"):
A dried but not yet ground fruit of sweet pepper (bell pepper) or chili pepper sold for use as a spice.
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Paprika as a noun:
A bright reddish orange colour resembling that of the ground spice.
Examples:
"color paneE25822"
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Paprika as an adjective:
Of a bright reddish orange colour, like that of the dried paprika.