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.

Source : WordNet®

paprika
     n 1: plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped
          fruits; the principal salad peppers [syn: {sweet pepper},
           {bell pepper}, {pimento}, {pimiento}, {sweet pepper
          plant}, {Capsicum annuum grossum}]
     2: a mild powdered seasoning made from dried pimientos