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Caper tree   /kˈeɪpər tri/   Listen
Caper tree

noun
1.
Shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America.  Synonyms: bay-leaved caper, Capparis flexuosa.
2.
Shrub of southern Florida to West Indies.  Synonyms: Capparis cynophallophora, Jamaica caper tree.



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"Caper tree" Quotes from Famous Books



... of the acacias would be valuable for ornamental work, having a pleasing perfume resembling that of a rose. Some are of a dark colour of various shades and very compact; others light-coloured and resembling in texture box or lancewood. The new caper tree also resembles the latter so much as not to be distinguished from it. Specimens of these woods may be seen at ...
— Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Vol 2 (of 2) • Thomas Mitchell


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