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Definition of Capparis spinosa
1. Noun. Prostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Capparis Spinosa
Literary usage of Capparis spinosa
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Sacred Literature by John Kitto, Henry Burgess, Benjamin Harris Cowper (1849)
"Dr. Clarke found ' capparis spinosa, common caper-tree, at Cyprus, and in the
Holy Land (Jaffa).' M. Bove, entering Palestine from Egypt, mentions on his ..."
2. A Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by Sir William Smith, John Mee Fuller (1893)
"The capparis spinosa was found by M. Bove (Sci. d'un Voy. Botan, en E;/., &c.)
in the desert of Sinai, at Gaza, and at Jerusalem. ..."
3. Rambles on the Riviera by Eduard Strasburger (1906)
"capparis spinosa, from Grasse; flowers in the autumn, p. 65. Centranthus ruber,
from La Mortola, p. 71. Cineraria maritima, from Nervi; flowers in January, ..."
4. Landscapes of Tuscany by Elizabeth Mizon (2002)
"Capers (capparis spinosa): These splendid plants cascade down from walls, decorating
them with delicate flowers of white petals with a mass of pink stamens. ..."
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