chaparral

1. n. A thicket of low evergreen oaks. Source: opted

2. n. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets of thorny shrubs and brambles. Source: opted

3. n. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes Source: wordnet

4. 1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks. 2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets of thorny shrubs and brambles. Chaparral cock; fem. Chaparral hen (Zoöl.), a bird of the cuckoo family (Geococcyx Californianus), noted for running with great speed. It ranges from California to Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also road runner, ground cuckoo, churea, and snake killerit is the state bird of New Mexico. Source: webster

5. j:33/n:67 n dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes Source: ecdict

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