Definition of Capparis

1. Noun. Tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees.

Exact synonyms: Genus Capparis
Generic synonyms: Dilleniid Dicot Genus
Group relationships: Caper Family, Capparidaceae, Family Capparidaceae
Member holonyms: Caper

Lexicographical Neighbors of Capparis

Capitol Hill
Capitol Reef National Park
Capitoline
Capitonidae
Caplan
Caplan's nodules
Capnocytophaga canimorsus
Capoid
Capone
Caporetto
Capoten
Cappadocia
Cappadocian
Cappadocians
Capparidaceae
Capparis (current term)
Capparis arborea
Capparis cynophallophora
Capparis flexuosa
Capparis mitchellii
Capparis spinosa
Capps
Capps' reflex
Capra
Capra aegagrus
Capra falconeri
Capra hircus
Capra ibex
Caprella
Capreolus

Literary usage of Capparis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publication by Field Museum of Natural History (1902)
"Capparis GRISEBACHII Eich. Dry, rocky roadsides at east end. April (381). ... Capparis JAMAICENSIS Jacq. Rocky roadside on the north side near Salt River. ..."

2. The Timber Trees, Timber and Fancy Woods, as Also, the Forests, of India and by Edward Balfour (1870)
"Capparis grandis, Klein., syn. of Capparis grandis, Lian. Capparis maxima, Heyne in Roth., syn. of Capparis grandis, Linn. Capparis trifoliata, Roxb. ..."

3. The plants of the Bible, trees and shrubs by John Hutton Balfour (1857)
"After a careful examination, Dr Royle has come to the conclusion that the hyssop of the Bible is one of the caper plants (Capparis spinosa or Capparis ..."

4. The Natural History of Pliny by Pliny, John Bostock, Henry Thomas Riley (1856)
"... smell at this plant during the sexual congress, the chances of conception will be greatly promoted thereby. CHAP. 59. THE Capparis OB CAPER : EIGHTEEN ..."

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