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Capsicum annuum

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.
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