bean caper
1Bean 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 …
2Bean 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] …
3bean caper — n. any of a genus (Zygophyllum) of plants of the caltrop family having buds used as capers …
4bean 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, ↑ …
5bean caper — a small tree, Zygophyllum fabago, of eastern Mediterranean regions, having flower buds that are used as a substitute for capers. [1590 1600] * * * …
6Syrian 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, ↑ …
7bean-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 …
8Caper — 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… …
9caper 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 …
10Caper 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 …
