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cap•pa•ri•da•ceous
(kap′ə ri dā′shəs),USA pronunciation adj.
- 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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