chaparral

• Sustantivo que designa una formación vegetal densa de arbustos o matorrales, a menudo con árboles bajos, típica de regiones áridas o semiáridas, como en el suroeste de Estados Unidos y México. También se refiere al bioma o ecosistema de matorral mediterráneo o chaparral.

A noun referring to a dense, shrubby vegetation community consisting of stunted trees or bushes, typically found in arid or semi-arid regions.

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1. Dense shrubland vegetationC1formalamerican

   A type of plant community characterized by dense, tangled thickets of small-leaved evergreen shrubs and small trees, typically found in regions with a Mediterranean climate.

   Chaparro o matorral mediterráneo

   • The hikers had to push their way through the thick chaparral.
   • Wildfires are a natural part of the chaparral ecosystem.
   • Many animals find shelter in the dense chaparral.

   Sinónimosbrushscrubscrublandthicket