Caprid
(Cap"rid) a. [L. caper, capra, goat.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the tribe of ruminants of which
the goat, or genus Capra, is the type.
Caprification
(Cap`ri*fi*ca"tion) n. [L. caprificatio, fr. caprificare to ripen figs by caprification, fr. caprificus
the wild fig; caper goat + ficus fig.] The practice of hanging, upon the cultivated fig tree, branches of
the wild fig infested with minute hymenopterous insects.
It is supposed that the little insects insure fertilization by carrying the pollen from the male flowers near
the opening of the fig down to the female flowers, and also accelerate ripening the fruit by puncturing it.
The practice has existed since ancient times, but its benefit has been disputed.
Caprifole
(Cap"ri*fole) n. [L. caper goat + folium leaf.] The woodbine or honeysuckle. Spenser.
Caprifoliaceous
(Cap"ri*fo`li*a`ceous) a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the Honeysuckle family of
plants (Caprifoliacæ.
Capriform
(Cap"ri*form) a. [L. caper goat + -form.] Having the form of a goat.
Caprigenous
(Ca*prig"e*nous) a. [L. caprigenus; caper goat + gegnere to produce.] Of the goat
kind.
Caprine
(Cap"rine) a. [L. caprinus.] Of or pertaining to a goat; as, caprine gambols.
Capriole
(Cap"ri*ole) n. [F. capriole, cabriole, It. capriola, fr. L. caper goat. Cf. Caper, v. i. Cabriole,
Caprice, Cheveril.]
1. (Man.) A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or
jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.
2. A leap or caper, as in dancing. "With lofty turns and caprioles." Sir J. Davies.
Capriole
(Cap"ri*ole), v. i. To perform a capriole. Carlyle.
Capriped
(Cap"ri*ped) a. [L. capripers; caper goat + pes pedis, foot.] Having feet like those of a
goat.
Caproate
(Cap"ro*ate) n. (Chem.) A salt of caproic acid.
Caproic
(Ca*pro"ic) a. (Chem.) See under Capric.
Caprylate
(Cap"ry*late) n. (Chem.) A salt of caprylic acid.
Caprylic
(Ca*pryl"ic) a. (Chem.) See under Capric.
Capsaicin
(Cap*sa"i*cin) n. [From Capsicum.] (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance extracted
from the Capsicum annuum, and giving off vapors of intense acridity.
Capsheaf
(Cap"sheaf`) n. The top sheaf of a stack of grain: (fig.) the crowning or finishing part of a
thing.
Capsicin
(Cap"si*cin) n. [From Capsicum.] (Chem.) A red liquid or soft resin extracted from various
species of capsicum.
