Chaparral - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Chaparral : (noun)

1: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes [syn: scrub, bush]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Chaparral : \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

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Chaparral, NM (CDP, FIPS 14250) Location: 32.02593 N, 106.39946 W Population (1990): 2962 (1020 housing units) Area: 14.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 88021

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)