The difference between Capsicum and Pepper
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 pepper means a plant of the family piperaceae.
Pepper is also verb with the meaning: to add pepper to.
check bellow for the other definitions of Capsicum and Pepper
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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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Pepper as a noun:
A plant of the family Piperaceae.
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Pepper as a noun (uncountable):
A spice prepared from the fermented, dried, unripe berries of this plant.
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Pepper as a noun (UK, US, Ireland, and, Canada):
A bell pepper, a fruit of the capsicum plant: red, green, yellow or white, hollow and containing seeds, and in very spicy and mild varieties.
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Pepper as a noun (baseball):
A game used by baseball players to warm up where fielders standing close to a batter rapidly return the batted ball to be hit again
Examples:
"Some ballparks have signs saying "No pepper games"."
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Pepper as a noun (cryptography):
A randomly-generated value that is added to another value (such as a password) prior to hashing. Unlike a salt, a new one is generated for each value and it is held separately from the value.
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Pepper as a verb (transitive):
To add pepper to.
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Pepper as a verb (transitive):
To strike with something made up of small particles.
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Pepper as a verb (transitive):
To cover with lots of (something made up of small things).
Examples:
"After the hailstorm, the beach was peppered with holes."
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Pepper as a verb (transitive):
To add (something) at frequent intervals.
Examples:
"He liked to pepper his conversation with long words."