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caperberry

caperberry noun: capparis spinosa, a perennial winter-deciduous plant that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers, often eaten as pickled buds (capers).

caperberry: capparis spinosa, a perennial winter-deciduous plant that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large...
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Noun

caperberry (plural caperberries)

  1. Capparis spinosa, a perennial winter-deciduous plant that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers, often eaten as pickled buds (capers).
    Synonyms:
    caper, caperbush, Flinders rose
  2. A flower bud of a caper tree, sometimes served pickled as a garnish.
    Synonyms:
    caper

Synonyms of caperberry

Forms of caperberry

pluralcaperberries
alternative formcaper berry

Origin of caperberry

From caper + berry.

Questions about caperberry

What does caperberry mean?
Caperberry means capparis spinosa, a perennial winter-deciduous plant that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers, often eaten as pickled buds (capers).
What part of speech is caperberry?
Caperberry is a noun.
What is the plural of caperberry?
The plural of caperberry is caperberries.

Words near caperberry in the dictionary

  1. caper spurges
  2. caper-berries
  3. caper-berry
  4. caper-cutting
  5. caperberries
  6. caperberry
  7. caperbush
  8. caperbushes
  9. capercaillie
  10. capercaillies
  11. capercailye

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