(n) perennial shrub of the eastern Mediterranean region and southwestern Asia having flowers whose buds are used as capers, Syn. Zygophyllum fabago, Syrian bean caper
prop. n. 1. A genus of usually tropical herbs or shrubs having ill-smelling foliage and flower buds that are used as capers: bean capers. Syn. -- genus Zygophyllum. [ WordNet 1.5 ]