(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
(n)an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization, Syn.Syrian Arab Republic
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)
a. [ L. Assyrius. ] Of or pertaining to Assyria, or to its inhabitants. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of Assyria; the language of Assyria. [ 1913 Webster ]