caper tree

Questions about caper tree

What does caper tree mean?

caper tree means "shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for caper tree?

Close synonyms include bay-leaved caper, Capparis flexuosa, Jamaica caper tree, Capparis cynophallophora. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is caper tree a common word?

caper tree is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.