caper bush

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 {Capparis}; -- called also {caper bush}, {caper tree}. [1913 Webster]

Note: The {Capparis spinosa} is a low prickly shrub of the Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe for its buds. The {Capparis sodada} is an almost leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan), Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries. [1913 Webster]

{Bean caper}. See {Bran caper}, in the {Vocabulary}.

{Caper sauce}, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers. [1913 Webster]


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  • Caper bush — Ca per bush , Caper tree Ca per tree See {Capper}, a plant, 2. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • caper-bush — dygliuotasis kaparis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaparinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, maistinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Capparis spinosa), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, pietų Europoje, Azijoje ir Australijoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • caper-bush — kaparis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaparinių (Capparaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Capparis). atitikmenys: lot. Capparis angl. caper bush vok. Kapernstrauch rus. каперсы lenk. kapary …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • caper bush — /ˈkeɪpə bʊʃ/ (say kaypuh boosh) noun any of various bushes belonging to the Capparis genus of the Caper family, that grow in the northern parts of inland NSW and in Queensland …  

  • common caper-bush — dygliuotasis kaparis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaparinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, maistinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Capparis spinosa), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, pietų Europoje, Azijoje ir Australijoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

  • 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 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 — Caper bush Ca per bush , Caper tree Ca per tree See {Capper}, a plant, 2. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • caper — dygliuotasis kaparis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Kaparinių šeimos dekoratyvinis, maistinis, prieskoninis, vaistinis augalas (Capparis spinosa), paplitęs šiaurės Afrikoje, pietų Europoje, Azijoje ir Australijoje. Iš jo gaminami maisto… …   Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)

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