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caper

1. a spiny trailing Mediterranean capparidaceous shrub, Capparis spinosa, with edible flower buds
2. any of various similar plants or their edible parts
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| An MGB, MG Midget and MG TF parked in front of Thoresby Hall, during the North Leicester MG Club's Charnwood Caper.
Generally, a fully grown caper is approximately 50-100 cm in height, and 2 m in width with thick roots and hair [5, 10].
With Critter Capers, nothing is more frustrating for visitors than to arrive at the wrong conclusion because our instructions weren't clear.
After two months significant decreases were observed for FBG, HbAlc and TG in the caper group.
Does anyone associated with this posh-looking but vacuous caper have any clue as to what they are doing in the plot?
Usually sold in small cans or jars, capers store well in the pantry; once opened, they should be covered and refrigerated.
Carnegie Science Center developed The Great Color Caper in 2006 with funding from the PPG Industries Foundation and PPG Industries, and PPG employees collaborated with the center's education specialists to develop the multimedia show and supporting materials.
In Biblical times, the caper berry was apparently supposed to have aphrodisiac properties; [65] the Hebrew word abiyyonah for caper berry is closely linked to the Hebrew root, meaning "desire" [66].
They had turned into a putrid, fermenting mess clearly on course for caper grappa.
"The Energy Caper: Or Nixon in the Sky with Diamonds" is an alternative reality fiction diving into a world where less tragic assassinations occur, Vietnam never happened, and Nixon was not a crook.
Halfway through the story Lees caper film morphs into something a bit more interesting, and Christopher Plummer offers a chilling little turn as the good-bad guy who may have had it coming all along.
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