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chaparral
chaparral
[
sháppə rál
]
(
plural
chaparrals
)
noun
Definition:
Southwestern US
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'
]
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