CHAMISE

Meaning of CHAMISE in English

Pronunciation: sh ə - ' m ē s, ch ə -

Function: noun

Etymology: modification of American Spanish chamiza

Date: 1846

: a California shrub ( Adenostoma fasciculatum ) of the rose family that forms dense stands in chaparral

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

CHAMISE — noun Etymology: modification of American Spanish chamiza Date: 1846 a California shrub ( Adenostoma fasciculatum ) of the rose family …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHAMISE — noun see chamiso
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHAMISE — noun Etymology: modification of American Spanish chamiza Date: 1846 : a California shrub ( Adenostoma fasciculatum ) of the rose …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHAMISE — [ shə'mi:z ] (also chamiso ) ■ noun ( plural ~s or chamisos ) an evergreen shrub with small narrow …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SCRUBLAND — area of low, evergreen, leathery-leaved, and often aromatic shrubs (or scrubs), commonly called Mediterranean vegetation. Scrublands are limited primarily to …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHAPARRAL — vegetation composed of broad-leaved evergreen shrubs, bushes, and small trees usually less than 2.5 m (about 8 feet) tall; together …
Britannica English vocabulary
SANTA BARBARA ISLANDS — also called Channel Islands, island chain extending 150 miles (240 km) along, and 2590 miles (40145 km) off, southern California's …
Britannica English vocabulary

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