The flower bud of a bush native to the Mediterranean and parts of Asia The small buds are picked, sun-dried and then pickled in a vinegar brine
If you caper about, you run and jump around because you are happy or excited. They were capering about, shouting and laughing. to jump around and play in a happy excited way (Probably from capriole (16-21 centuries), from , from caper; CAPRICORN). Any of the low prickly shrubs that make up the genus Capparis (family Capparaceae), of the Mediterranean region. The European caperbush (C. spinosa) is known for its flower buds, which are pickled in vinegar and used as a spicy condiment. The term caper also refers to one of the pickled flower buds or young berries. Buds of C. decidua are eaten as potherbs, and curries are prepared from seeds and fruits of C. zeylandica
The weather is so foul, not even a caper would venture out A Manx (Atasözü) A caper is a fisherman of Cape Clear in Ireland, who will venture out in almost any weather
To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers; to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance
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The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for pickles