caper family
noun
the plant family Capparidaceae (or Capparaceae), characterized by herbaceous plants, shrubs, and trees having alternate, simple, or palmate leaves, irregular flowers with four petals, and fruit in the form of elongated capsules or berries, including the caper and cleome.
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The last family is the caper family (Capparideæ), represented by only a few not common plants.
Elements of Structural and Systematic Botany | Douglas Houghton Campbell
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