CHAMISE


Meaning of CHAMISE in English

[ shə'mi:z ]

(also chamiso )

■ noun ( plural ~s or chamisos ) an evergreen shrub with small narrow leaves, common in the chaparral of California. [ Adenostoma fasciculatum .]

Origin

C19: from Mex. Sp. chamiso .

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