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Look up: Caper

  1. Caper
    (Capparis) These tender shrubs are found wild from southwestern Europe to Afghanistan and Upper India. The main kind, C. spinosa, is commonly known as the Caper. This spiny, tender perennial forms a shrub growing 2 to 3 feet high and 3 to 5 feet wide. Capers are the unopened flower buds of this plan...
    Found on http://www.botany.com/capparis.html

  2. caper
    [n] - any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis 2. [n] - pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces 3. [n] - a crime (especially a robbery) 4. [v] - jump about playfully
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. CAPER
    Canadian Post-M.D. Education Registry. Système informatisé sur les stagiaires post-M.D. en formation clinique
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20895

  4. Caper
    Ca'per intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Capered present participle & verbal noun capering .] [ From older capreoll to caper, confer French se cabrer to prance;...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/19

  5. Caper
    Ca'per noun A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank. To cut a caper , to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to play a prank. Shak.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/19

  6. Caper
    Ca'per noun [ Dutch kaper .] A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer. Wright.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/19

  7. Caper
    Ca'per noun [ French câpre , from Latin capparis , Greek ...; confer Arabic & Persian al-kabar .] 1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper ( Capparis spinosa ), much used for pickles....
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/19

  8. caper
    noun pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. caper
    noun any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. caper
    verb jump about playfully
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  11. Caper
    • (n.) A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or dancing; a prank. • (v. i.) To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance. • (n.) A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer. • (n.) The pungent grayish gr...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. caper
    caper (short form of capriola) 1. To leap or to skip around in a sprightly manner; to prance; to frisk; to gambol. 2. A playful leap or skip. 3. A prank or trick; a harebrained escapade. 4. A frivolous, carefree episode or activity. 5. Slang: a criminal or illegal act; such as, a burglary or robbery. 6. A spiny shrub, Capparis spin...
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  13. Caper
    Caper is slang for an activity.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  14. Caper
    Caper is slang for an activity.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  15. caper
    • any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis
    • pickled flower buds used as a pungent relish in various dishes and sauces
    • a crime (especially a robbery)
    • a ludicrous or grotesque act done for fun and amusement
    • gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement

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  16. caper
    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...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A08102

  17. Caper
    Caper (Capparis spinosa) is a deciduous, shrubby perennial of the family Capparidaceae found in rocky places and waste areas of the Mediterranean region. It has straggly, sometimes spiny stems branching from the base. The leaves are circular to ovate in shape and rather fleshy. The flowers are carri...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  18. caper
    Trailing shrub native to the Mediterranean. Its flower buds are preserved in vinegar as a condiment. (Capparis spinosa, family Capparidaceae.)
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  19. Caper
    `Capparis spinosa`, the `caper bush`, is a perennial winter-deciduous species that bears rounded, fleshy leaves and large white to pinkish-white flowers. A caper is also the pickled bud of this plant. Caper bush is present in almost all the circum-Mediterranean countries and is include...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caper



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