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bean-caper

bean-caper noun: any perennial herb of the genus Zygophyllum.

bean-caper: any perennial herb of the genus Zygophyllum
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Noun

bean-caper (plural bean-capers)

  1. Any perennial herb of the genus Zygophyllum.
    1. Especially Zygophyllum fabago (Syrian bean-caper), native to Asia and Eastern Europe, introduced and invasive in arid regions elsewhere.

Forms of bean-caper

pluralbean-capers
alternative formbeancaper
alternative formbean caper

Origin of bean-caper

The flower buds are used as capers.

Questions about bean-caper

What does bean-caper mean?
Bean-caper means any perennial herb of the genus Zygophyllum.
What part of speech is bean-caper?
Bean-caper is a noun.
What is the plural of bean-caper?
The plural of bean-caper is bean-capers.

Words near bean-caper in the dictionary

  1. bean-brush
  2. bean-brushes
  3. bean-butter
  4. bean-cake
  5. bean-cakes
  6. bean-caper
  7. bean-capers
  8. bean-cod
  9. bean-cods
  10. bean-counter
  11. bean-counters

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