caper family

noun

1. 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.

Example Sentences

The last family is the caper family (Capparideæ), represented by only a few not common plants.

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