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chamise /(t)ʃəˈmiːz /(also chamiso /tʃəˈmiːsəʊ/) noun (plural chamises or chamisos)An evergreen shrub with small narrow leaves, common in the chaparral of California, US.- Adenostoma fasciculatum, family Rosaceae.
At the higher elevations, manzanita is the abundant shrub, while midslope shrubs include chamise, coffeeberry, redberry, and two kinds of mountain mahoganies....- The region's ubiquitous chaparral, those lion-colored hills of chamise, oak and manzanita, is an incitement to fire.
- He investigated the question of herb suppression within chamise chaparral.
Origin Mid 19th century: from Mexican Spanish chamiso. |