Found 2 items, similar to chaparral.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: chaparral chaparral n : dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes [syn: scrub, bush]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Chaparral Chaparral \Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen oak.] 1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks. [1913 Webster] 2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets of thorny shrubs and brambles. [1913 Webster] Chaparral cock; fem. Chaparral hen (Zo["o]l.), a bird of the cuckoo family (Geococcyx Californianus), noted for running with great speed. It ranges from California to Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also road runner , ground cuckoo, churea, and snake killer. It is the state bird of New Mexico. [1913 Webster +PJC]