cha·mi·se (ch -m z ) also cha·mi·so (-ms )n. pl. cha·mi·ses also cha·mi·sos An evergreen shrub (Adenostoma fasciculatum) in the rose family, native to California, having small needlelike leaves in fascicles and clusters of small white flowers. [Spanish chamisa, from Galician chamiça, dry brush, firewood, from chama, flame, from Latin flamma; see flame.] |
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