paprika

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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