| slovo | definícia |
capparis
(wn) | Capparis
n 1: tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees
[syn: Capparis, genus Capparis] |
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Capparis sodada
(gcide) | Caper \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar.
& Per. al-kabar.]
1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and
Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for
pickles.
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2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also
caper bush, caper tree.
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Note: The Capparis spinosa is a low prickly shrub of the
Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and
brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe
for its buds. The Capparis sodada is an almost
leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan),
Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries.
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Bean caper. See Bran caper, in the Vocabulary.
Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
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Capparis sodado
(gcide) | Caperberry \Ca"per*ber`ry\, n.
1. The small olive-shaped berry of the European and Oriental
caper, said to be used in pickles and as a condiment.
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2. The currantlike fruit of the African and Arabian caper
(Capparis sodado).
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Capparis spinosa
(gcide) | Hyssop \Hys"sop\, n. [OE. hysope, ysope, OF. ysope, F. hysope,
hyssope, L. hysopum, hyssopum, hyssopus, Gr. ?, ?, an
aromatic plant, fr. Heb. [=e]sov.]
A plant (Hyssopus officinalis). The leaves have an aromatic
smell, and a warm, pungent taste.
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Note: The hyssop of Scripture is supposed to be a species of
caper (Capparis spinosa), but probably the name was
used for several different plants.
[1913 Webster]Caper \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar.
& Per. al-kabar.]
1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and
Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for
pickles.
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2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also
caper bush, caper tree.
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Note: The Capparis spinosa is a low prickly shrub of the
Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and
brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe
for its buds. The Capparis sodada is an almost
leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan),
Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries.
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Bean caper. See Bran caper, in the Vocabulary.
Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
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capparis
(wn) | Capparis
n 1: tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees
[syn: Capparis, genus Capparis] |
capparis arborea
(wn) | Capparis arborea
n 1: small Australian tree bearing edible fruit resembling the
pomegranate [syn: native pomegranate, Capparis arborea] |
capparis cynophallophora
(wn) | Capparis cynophallophora
n 1: shrub of southern Florida to West Indies [syn: {caper
tree}, Jamaica caper tree, Capparis cynophallophora] |
capparis flexuosa
(wn) | Capparis flexuosa
n 1: shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and
South America [syn: caper tree, bay-leaved caper,
Capparis flexuosa] |
capparis mitchellii
(wn) | Capparis mitchellii
n 1: small Australian tree bearing edible dark purple fruit
[syn: native orange, Capparis mitchellii] |
capparis spinosa
(wn) | Capparis spinosa
n 1: prostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region
cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled
[syn: common caper, Capparis spinosa] |
genus capparis
(wn) | genus Capparis
n 1: tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees
[syn: Capparis, genus Capparis] |
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