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a small tree, Zygophyllum fabago, of eastern Mediterranean regions, having flower buds that are used as a substitute for capers.[1590-1600]
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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
Bean caper — Bean ca per (Bot.) A deciduous plant of warm climates, generally with fleshy leaves and flowers of a yellow or whitish yellow color, of the genus {Zygophyllum}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bean caper — n. any of a genus (Zygophyllum) of plants of the caltrop family having buds used as capers … English World dictionary
bean caper — noun perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers • Syn: ↑Syrian bean caper, ↑Zygophyllum fabago • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Zygophyllum, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Syrian bean caper — noun perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers • Syn: ↑bean caper, ↑Zygophyllum fabago • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush • Member Holonyms: ↑Zygophyllum, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
bean-caper family — noun small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum, Tribulus, Guaiacum, Larrea • Syn: ↑Zygophyllaceae, ↑family Zygophyllaceae • Hypernyms: ↑rosid dicot family … 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 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
