Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Paprika \Pa"pri*ka\, n. Also Paprica \Pa"pri*ca\ [Hung. paprika
Turkish pepper; prob. through G.]
The dried ripened fruit of {Capsicum annuum} or various other
species of pepper; also, the mildly pungent condiment
prepared from it.
Capsaicin \Cap*sa"i*cin\, n. [From {Capsicum}.] (Chem.)
A colorless crystalline substance extracted from the
{Capsicum annuum}, and giving off vapors of intense acridity.
Capsicine \Cap"si*cine\, n. [From {Capsicum}.] (Chem.)
A volatile alkaloid extracted from {Capsicum annuum} or from
capsicin.