different between capsaicin vs capsicum

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capsaicin (usually uncountable, plural capsaicins)

(organic chemistry) A chemical compound found in chilli peppers, which is responsible for their pungent flavor.

Wikispecies

Borrowed from New Latin capsicum, from Ancient Greek ??????? (kapsikós, “like a box”), from Latin capsa (“box”).

capsicum (plural capsicums or capsica)

Any of several tropical American plants, of the genus Capsicum, principally the species Capsicum annuum and Capsicum frutescens, that are cultivated as edible peppers.
Hyponyms: cayenne pepper, paprika
(especially Australia) The spicy fruit of the above plants, the bell pepper.

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