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Definition: Capparis spinosa

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Noun 1. Prostrate spiny shrub of the Mediterranean region cultivated for its greenish flower buds which are pickled.[Wordnet].
Expression 1. Is a low prickly shrub of the Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe for its buds. The C. sodada is an almost leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan), Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries.[Websters].

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