caper

¹ca·per

noun \ˈkā-pər\

Definition of CAPER

1

: any of a genus (Capparis of the family Capparidaceae, the caper family) of low prickly shrubs of the Mediterranean region; especially : one (C. spinosa) cultivated for its buds

2

: one of the greenish flower buds or young berries of the caper pickled and used as a seasoning or garnish

Origin of CAPER

back-formation from earlier capers (taken as a plural), from Middle English caperis, from Latin capparis, from Greek kapparis

First Known Use: 14th century

Other Seed Plant Terms

aubergine, box, bramble, briar, composite, perpetual, pulse, trefoil

Rhymes with CAPER

aper, draper, japer, paper, raper, scraper, shaper, taper, vapor