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chaparral::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bush, scrub |
| Type of | botany, flora, vegetation |
Examples of chaparral
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The flora is a transitional mixture of coastal sage scrub and chamise chaparral.
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Grassy hillsides, bamboo jungles, open prairie and chaparral country are explored.
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You can see the scenery change to chaparral, then transition into the pine forest.
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Nearby, another empty lot next to a retirement community is overrun with chaparral.
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Chaparral led for most of the first half before the Falcons grabbed the lead.
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Among the chaparral and wildflowers lay the skeletal remains of his father's plane.
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The lower regions are covered with chaparral, and the upper regions by fir forests.
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Ecologists say anyone living in chaparral should expect to be burned out eventually.
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As a biologist, she was thrilled to be walking along the walls of chaparral.
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- Scrub: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
- Chaparral is a shrubland or heathland plant community found primarily in the U.S. state of California and in the northern portion of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico. ...
- Chaparral Cars was a United States automobile racing team which built prototype race cars from the 1960s through the early 1970s. Chaparral was founded by Jim Hall, a Texas oil magnate with an impressive combination of skills in engineering and race car driving. ...
- MIM-72A/M48 Chaparral is a US Army self-propelled surface-to-air missile system based on the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile system. The launcher is based on the M113 family of vehicles. It entered service with the US Army in 1969 and was phased out between 1990 and 1998. ...
- A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region
- A biological community characterized by thick growth of thorny, evergreen shrubs typical of a Mediterranean climate.
- A biome of scrub vegetation i.e. one dominated by short, woody dense bushes, found in California. Related to maquis of the Mediterranean. Adapted for hot, dry summers and mild winters which may include periods of drought.
- Vegetation dominated by mostly evergreen shrubs with thick, leathery leaves and stiff branches.
- A dry shrub land found in the west; manzanita, chamisal and mahogany are typical plants. Wrentit is a good typical bird of the chaparral.
