Chaparral

//ˌʃæp.əˈɹæl// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region. US, countable, uncountable

    "It was quite dark when, after an arduous climb, the sheriff made his tortuous way through the chaparral to the point where Anthony Garland should be stationed."

  2. 2
    dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes wordnet
  3. 3
    The foliage of creosote bush, Larrea divaricata, when used as a medicinal herb. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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boscagebrakebushcopsecovertcreosote bush

Example

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"The roadrunner is a bird also known as the "Chaparral Cock" in Texas."

Etymology

From Spanish chaparral, from chaparro (“evergreen oak”) + -al, from Basque txaparro, from txapar, from sapar.

Related phrases

chaparral birdchaparral cockchaparral henchaparral yuccacreosote bush

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