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Definition of chaparral noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

chaparral

noun

/ˌʃæpəˈræl/

/ˌʃæpəˈræl/

[uncountable] (North American English)

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an area of dry land that is covered with small bushes
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from Spanish, from chaparra ‘dwarf evergreen oak’.

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