noun Etymology: Spanish, from chaparro dwarf evergreen oak, from Basque txapar Date: 1845 a thicket of dwarf evergreen oaks, an ecological community composed of shrubby plants adapted to dry summers and moist winters that occurs especially in southern California
CHAPARRAL
Meaning of CHAPARRAL in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012