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CAPPARIS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Tropical or subtropical evergreen shrubs or small trees

Synonyms:

Capparis; genus Capparis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Capparis" is a kind of...):

dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)

Meronyms (members of "Capparis"):

caper (any of numerous plants of the genus Capparis)

Holonyms ("Capparis" is a member of...):

caper family; Capparidaceae; family Capparidaceae (a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia)

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