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caper family

DEFINITIONS OF: caper family

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n a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia

Synonyms:
Capparidaceae, family Capparidaceae
Type of:
dilleniid dicot family
family of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs
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