noun
also gar·rigue gəˈrēg
( -s )
Etymology: French garrigue, from Middle French, from Old Provençal garriga, from garric kermes oak, probably of non-Indo-European origin; akin to the source of Spanish carrasca kermes oak
: a low open scrubland characterized by many evergreen shrubs, low trees, and bunchgrasses and found in poor land in the Mediterranean region