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caper common name for members of the Capparidaceae, a family of tropical plants found chiefly in the Old World and closely related to the family Cruciferae ( mustard family). Capparis spinosa is cultivated in the Mediterranean area for its flower buds—capers—which are pickled and used as a condiment. The spiderflower ( Cleome spinosa ) is a common garden annual. The family also includes a few species indigenous to the United States, e.g., the burro-fat ( Isomeris ), a common desert shrub of the Southwest. The caper family is classified in the division Magnoliophyta , class Magnoliopsida, order Capparales.

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

caper 2 frisky leap. XVI. Shortening of CAPRIOLE.
Also as vb. XVI.

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caper. A flower bud of Capparis spinosa. See also CAPPARIS and CAPPARIDACEAE.

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