Bay-leaved Caper (Noun)
Meaning
Shrub or small tree of southern Florida to Central and South America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The bay-leaved caper has become popular as a local and regional food ingredient and medicinal herb in parts of South America.
- Botanists characterize it as a small, wild shrub that thrives well under varied environmental conditions.
- The plant - a bay-leaved caper - is not commonly found on large-scale commercial farms due to limited market demand.
- Though the bay-leaved caper is not well known globally as a vegetable, it has long been eaten in many traditional, local dishes around South America.
- The edible and potentially medicinally viable bay-leaved caper plant originates from a vast geographic area stretching south from the coasts of Florida to Central and South America.