chaparral

Signification (Anglais)

1. (US, countable, uncountable) A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region.
2. (countable, uncountable) The foliage of creosote bush, Larrea divaricata, when used as a medicinal herb.

Concepts

maquis

garrigue

chaparral

arbrisseau

matorral

scrub sclérophylle

scrub semi-désertique

forêt sclérophylle

scrub

arbuste

buisson

Synonymes

bush

scrub

copse

forest

grove

maquis

shrub

shrubbery

wildwood

wood

🪵

woodland

cactus scrub

garrigue

sclerophyllous scrub

semidesert scrub

brush

kermes oak

coppice

Traductions

chaparral

macchia

chaparro

chaparral

matoll

أيْكة

عيص

Macchie

Gebüsch

Chaparral

Garrigue

Halbwüstenstrauch

Hartlaubgestrüpp

أجمة

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˌʃæp.əˈɹæl/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Spanish chaparral, from chaparro (“evergreen oak”) + -al, from Basque txaparro, from txapar, from sapar.