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CAPPARIS SPINOSA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Capparis spinosa mean?

• CAPPARIS SPINOSA (noun)
The noun CAPPARIS SPINOSA has 1 sense:

1. prostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled

Familiarity information: CAPPARIS SPINOSA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CAPPARIS SPINOSA (noun)

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Capparis spinosa ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Prostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Capparis spinosa; common caper

Hypernyms ("Capparis spinosa" is a kind of...):

caper (any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis)

Meronyms (parts of "Capparis spinosa"):

caper (pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces)

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