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chaparral

chap·ar·ral [ shàppə rál ] (plural chap·ar·rals)


noun 
Definition:
 
Southwestern U.S. dense thicket: a dense thicket of bushes or small trees, especially of evergreen oaks in southern California

[Mid-19th century. < Spanish< chaparra "dwarf evergreen oak"]

Regional History

See mesquite.

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