Definitions for Chaparral
ˌʃæp əˈræl, ˌtʃæp-chap·ar·ral

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scrub, chaparral, bushnoun

   dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. chaparralnoun

   A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region.

2. Etymology: From chaparral, from chaparro + -al, from txaparro, from txapar, from saphar.

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1. Chaparral

   Chaparral ( SHAP-ə-RAL, CHAP-) is a shrubland plant community and geographical feature found primarily in the U.S. state of California, in southern Oregon, and in the northern portion of the Baja California Peninsula in Mexico. It is shaped by a Mediterranean climate (mild wet winters and hot dry summers) and infrequent, high-intensity crown fires. Chaparral features summer-drought-tolerant plants with hard sclerophyllous evergreen leaves, as contrasted with the associated soft-leaved, drought-deciduous, scrub community of coastal sage scrub, found often on drier, southern facing slopes within the chaparral biome. Three other closely related chaparral shrubland systems occur in central Arizona, western Texas, and along the eastern side of central Mexico's mountain chains (mexical), all having summer rains in contrast to the Mediterranean climate of other chaparral formations. Chaparral comprises 9% of California's wildland vegetation and contains 20% of its plant species. The name comes from the Spanish word chaparro, which translates to "place of the scrub oak".

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1. chaparral

   Chaparral is a type of vegetation community characterized by dense, thickets of shrubs and small trees, often evergreens. It is native to the Mediterranean climates of the world, and is commonly found in parts of California and Baja California. The term can also refer to the ecosystem inhabited by such vegetation. This type of environment is highly adapted to fire and dry periods, regrowing quickly after being burned.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chaparralnoun

   a thicket of low evergreen oaks

2. Chaparralnoun

   an almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets of thorny shrubs and brambles

3. Etymology: [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen oak.]

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1. Chaparral

   Chaparral is a shrubland or heathland plant community found primarily in the U.S. state of California and in the northern portion of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico. It is shaped by a Mediterranean climate and wildfire, featuring summer drought-tolerant plants with hard sclerophyllous evergreen leaves, as contrasted with the associated soft-leaved, drought deciduous, scrub community of Coastal sage scrub, found below the chaparral biome. Chaparral covers 5% of the state of California, and associated Mediterranean shrubland an additional 3.5%. The name comes from the Spanish word chaparro, applied to scrub oaks.

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1. Chaparral

   chap-a-ral′, n. dense tangled brushwood. [Sp., prob. Basque achaparra.]

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1. • Vegetation

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Chaparral in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Chaparral in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Chaparral in a Sentence

1. David Peterson:

   We’re not dealing much with forest in Southern California, we’re dealing more with chaparral -- and that gets even hotter than a forest fire, there’s a long road ahead of us. The fires we’ve dealt with recently -- like Cal Fire -- are all indicators of what we’re having to deal with in California for the next few years.

2. David Peterson:

   We’re not dealing much with forest in Southern California, we’re dealing more with chaparral -- and that gets even hotter than a forest fire, there’s a long road ahead of us. The fires we’ve dealt with recently -- like the Thomas Fire -- are all indicators of what we’re having to deal with in California for the next few years.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Chaparral
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chaparral
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaparral
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chaparral
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Chaparral
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Chaparral
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Chaparral