chaparral
/ˌʃæpəˈræl/
noun
- A dense growth of small trees and shrubs, especially in hot, dry regions like the southwestern United States and Mexico.
- Wildfires can spread quickly through dry chaparral during the summer.
- Many animals in California rely on chaparral for shelter and food.
- The hikers had to push through thick chaparral to reach the canyon.
- An ecological community or biome characterized by such shrubby vegetation, typically with a Mediterranean climate of mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers.
- Chaparral is one of the most fire-adapted ecosystems in the world.
- The coastal mountains are covered in chaparral, with plants like manzanita and sage.
- Scientists study chaparral to understand how plants survive long droughts.
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