chaparral
noun/ˌʃæpəˈræl/
/ˌʃæpəˈræl/
[uncountable] (North American English)- an area of dry land that is covered with small bushesWord Originmid 19th cent.: from Spanish, from chaparra ‘dwarf evergreen oak’.
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