COMMON CAPER

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Meaning:

Prostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled

Synonyms:

Capparis spinosa; common caper

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("common caper" is a kind of...):

caper (any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis)

Meronyms (parts of "common caper"):

caper (pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces)