caper family ca·per·fa·mily uncommon noun 1. a dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis, Cleome, Crateva, and Polanisia SynonymsCapparidaceaefamily Capparidaceaecaper family Related words Broader terms dilleniid dicot family Parts Rhoeadales Part of Capparisgenus CleomeCratevaPolanisia WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
