chaparral
- chaparral
a biome of scrub vegetation i.e. one dominated by short, woody dense bushes, found in California. Related to maquis of the Mediterranean. Adapted for hot, dry summers and mild winters which may include periods of drought.
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Chaparral — steht für: ein Ökosystem an der nordamerikanischen Pazifikküste: Chaparral (Vegetationstyp) eine Boden Luft Rakete der U.S. Army, siehe: MIM 72 Chaparral eine US amerikanische Automarke, siehe Chaparral Cars Chaparral (New Mexico), Ort in den USA … Deutsch Wikipedia
chaparral — ● chaparral nom masculin (espagnol chaparral, de chaparro, arbuste) Au Mexique, association végétale à base d arbustes et d arbrisseaux xérophiles à feuilles persistantes. ⇒CHAPARRAL, subst. masc. BOT. Fourré à base d arbustes et d arbrisseaux… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Chaparral — Chaparral, NM U.S. Census Designated Place in New Mexico Population (2000): 6117 Housing Units (2000): 2134 Land area (2000): 38.759454 sq. miles (100.386522 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000):… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Chaparral, NM — U.S. Census Designated Place in New Mexico Population (2000): 6117 Housing Units (2000): 2134 Land area (2000): 38.759454 sq. miles (100.386522 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 38.759454 sq. miles … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
chaparral — CHAPARRÁL CEA / s. n. asociaţie vegetală de tip mediteranean formată din tufişuri xerofile spinoase, închircite, în preriile din California şi Mexic. (< sp. chaparral) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
Chaparral — Chaparrāl (spr. tscha ), aus Dornsträuchern bestehende Gebüschformation der südl. Prärien von Texas bis Mexiko … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
chaparral — (n.) shrub thicket, 1850, American English, from Sp. chaparro evergreen oak, perhaps from Basque txapar little thicket … Etymology dictionary
chaparral — s. m. Mata de chaparros … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
chaparral — sustantivo masculino 1. Lugar poblado de chaparros … Diccionario Salamanca de la Lengua Española
chaparral — m. Sitio poblado de chaparros … Diccionario de la lengua española