Are bell peppers not peppers? Surely a bell pepper is the least spicy.
In French, we have a (generic, as in encompassing the whole family of plants) word specifically designating all members of the capsicum family that are spicy: Piments, so as to exclude Bell Peppers (which we call Poivron) from any conversation about this stuff.
Bell Peppers can be considered a main ingredient and focus (in weight) in a recipe, while the others are only ever used as spices.