chaparral

[ shap-uh-ral, chap- ]

/ ˌʃæp əˈræl, ˌtʃæp- /

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noun Southwestern U.S.

a dense growth of shrubs or small trees.

Origin of chaparral

1835–45, Americanism;<Spanish, equivalent to chaparr(o) evergreen oak (<Basque tshapar) + -al collective suffix

Words nearby chaparral

Chaozhou, chap, Chapala, chaparajos, chaparejos, chaparral, chaparral bird, chaparral cock, chaparral lily, chaparral pea, chapati

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Example sentences from the Web for chaparral

As we emerged from the chaparral Morgan was but a few yards in advance.
The Best Ghost Stories|Various
When they came to the edge of the chaparral they knelt among the bushes and listened.
The Texan Scouts|Joseph A. Altsheler
Intentionally he had permitted Felicia to keep the lead in the race through the chaparral.
Frank Merriwell's Triumph|Burt L. Standish
The favorite haunts of this lily are high and inaccessible ridges, among the chaparral, or under the live-oak or redwood.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits|Mary Elizabeth Parsons

When the chaparral, or dense shrubby growth of our mountain-sides, is composed entirely of Adenostoma, it is called chamisal.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits|Mary Elizabeth Parsons

British Dictionary definitions for chaparral

chaparral

/ (ˌtʃæpəˈræl, ˌʃæp-) /

noun

(in the southwestern US) a dense growth of shrubs and trees, esp evergreen oaks

Word Origin for chaparral

C19: from Spanish, from chaparra evergreen oak

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	chaparral
释义	chaparral [ shap-uh-ral, chap- ] / ˌʃæp əˈræl, ˌtʃæp- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR chaparral ON THESAURUS.COM noun Southwestern U.S. a dense growth of shrubs or small trees. Origin of chaparral 1835–45, Americanism;<Spanish, equivalent to chaparr(o) evergreen oak (<Basque tshapar) + -al collective suffix Words nearby chaparral Chaozhou, chap, Chapala, chaparajos, chaparejos, chaparral, chaparral bird, chaparral cock, chaparral lily, chaparral pea, chapati Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for chaparral As we emerged from the chaparral Morgan was but a few yards in advance. The Best Ghost Stories\|Various When they came to the edge of the chaparral they knelt among the bushes and listened. The Texan Scouts\|Joseph A. Altsheler Intentionally he had permitted Felicia to keep the lead in the race through the chaparral. Frank Merriwell's Triumph\|Burt L. Standish The favorite haunts of this lily are high and inaccessible ridges, among the chaparral, or under the live-oak or redwood. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits\|Mary Elizabeth Parsons When the chaparral, or dense shrubby growth of our mountain-sides, is composed entirely of Adenostoma, it is called chamisal. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits\|Mary Elizabeth Parsons British Dictionary definitions for chaparral chaparral / (ˌtʃæpəˈræl, ˌʃæp-) / noun (in the southwestern US) a dense growth of shrubs and trees, esp evergreen oaks Word Origin for chaparral C19: from Spanish, from chaparra evergreen oak Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to chaparral wasteland, wood, forest, thicket, scrub, underbrush, clump, web, undergrowth, labyrinth, zoo, bush, maze, tangle, morass, shrubbery, grove, cover, coppice, hedge
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chaparral

noun Southwestern U.S.

Origin of chaparral

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British Dictionary definitions for chaparral

noun

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