The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Caper bush \Ca"per bush`\, Caper tree \Ca"per tree`\
   See Capper, a plant, 2.
   [1913 Webster] Capercailzie

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Caper \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar.
   & Per. al-kabar.]
   1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and
      Oriental caper (Capparis spinosa), much used for
      pickles.
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   2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Capparis; -- called also
      caper bush, caper tree.
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   Note: The Capparis spinosa 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 Capparis sodada is an almost
         leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan),
         Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries.
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   Bean caper. See Bran caper, in the Vocabulary.

   Caper sauce, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

caper tree
    n 1: shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and
         South America [syn: caper tree, bay-leaved caper,
         Capparis flexuosa]
    2: shrub of southern Florida to West Indies [syn: caper tree,
       Jamaica caper tree, Capparis cynophallophora]