- Caper tree
- Caper bush Ca"per bush`, Caper tree Ca"per tree` See {Capper}, a plant, 2. [1913 Webster]
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caper tree — Caper Ca per, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. & Per. al kabar.] 1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper ({Capparis spinosa}), much used for pickles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caper tree — noun 1. shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America • Syn: ↑bay leaved caper, ↑Capparis flexuosa • Hypernyms: ↑caper 2. shrub of southern Florida to West Indies • Syn: ↑Jamaica caper tree, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Jamaica caper tree — noun shrub of southern Florida to West Indies • Syn: ↑caper tree, ↑Capparis cynophallophora • Hypernyms: ↑caper … Useful english dictionary
Caper — Ca per, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. & Per. al kabar.] 1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper ({Capparis spinosa}), much used for pickles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caper bush — Caper Ca per, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. & Per. al kabar.] 1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper ({Capparis spinosa}), much used for pickles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caper sauce — Caper Ca per, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. & Per. al kabar.] 1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper ({Capparis spinosa}), much used for pickles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Caper bush — Ca per bush , Caper tree Ca per tree See {Capper}, a plant, 2. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
CAPER — (Heb. צָלָף; ẓalaf), the shrub Capparis spinosa, which grows wild in Israel in rocky places, as well as in old stone walls, including the Western Wall. The personal name Zalaph occurs in the Bible (Neh. 3:30). The caper s fruit, the evyonah, is… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Bean caper — Caper Ca per, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. & Per. al kabar.] 1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper ({Capparis spinosa}), much used for pickles. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
caper berry — /ˈkeɪpə bɛri/ (say kaypuh beree) noun 1. Also, scrub caper berry, brush caper berry. a small tree, Capparis arborea, found in dry rainforest from the Hunter Valley in NSW to Cape York in Qld; native pomegranate. 2. the fruit of this tree, globose …
