capparidaceous

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kap′ə ri dāshəs)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cap•pa•ri•da•ceous  (kap′ə ri dāshəs),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Plant Biologybelonging to the Capparidaceae (or Capparaceae), the caper family of plants. Cf. caper family.
  • Neo-Latin Capparidace(ae) name of the family (Cappar(is) genus name (see caper2) + -id- -id2 + -ace(ae) -aceae) + -ous
  • 1865–70

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