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Definitions for: Chaparral [n] dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
Webster (1913) Definition: Cha`par*ral", n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen
oak.]
1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.
2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets
of thorny shrubs and brambles.
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
Synonyms: bush, scrub
See Also: flora, vegetation
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