transcription, транскрипция: [ shə-ˈmē-sə, chə- ]
noun
or cha·mi·so -(ˌ)sō
Etymology: American Spanish chamiza, chamizo, ultimately from Spanish chamiza brushwood, kindling, from Portuguese or Galician chamiça, from chama flame, from Latin flamma — more at flame
Date: 1960
1. : a saltbush ( Atriplex canescens ) of the western United States and Mexico having winged seeds
2. : a rabbitbrush ( Chrysothamnus nauseosus ) having yellow flowers