caper tree

caper tree
    n 1: shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and
         South America [syn: {caper tree}, {bay-leaved caper},
         {Capparis flexuosa}]
    2: shrub of southern Florida to West Indies [syn: {caper tree},
       {Jamaica caper tree}, {Capparis cynophallophora}]
    

Caper bush \Ca"per bush`\, Caper tree \Ca"per tree`\
   See {Capper}, a plant, 2.
   [1913 Webster] Capercailzie
    

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.
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   2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Capparis}; -- called also
      {caper bush}, {caper tree}.
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   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.
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   {Bean caper}. See {Bran caper}, in the {Vocabulary}.

   {Caper sauce}, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
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