shəˈmē(ˌ)sō, ch-, -ēsə noun
or cha·mise -ēs ; also cha·mi·sa -ēsə
( -s )
Etymology: American Spanish chamiso, chamís, alteration of Spanish chamizo half-burned wood, from Portuguese chamiço stick, wood, from chamiça small dry pieces of wood — more at chamiza
1. : a California shrub ( Adenostoma fasciculatum ) that forms a dense chaparral — see chamisal
2. : toyon
3. Puerto Rico : akeake
4. Southwest : chamiza