n. 灌木丛

[ noun ]
dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
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Chaparral \Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen
oak.]
1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.

2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets
of thorny shrubs and brambles.

{Chaparral cock}; fem. {Chaparral hen} (Zo["o]l.), a bird of
the cuckoo family ({Geococcyx Californianus}), noted for
running with great speed. It ranges from California to
Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also {road
runner}, {ground cuckoo}, {churea}, and {snake killer}. It
is the state bird of New Mexico.
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