chamiso

cha·mise

 (chə-mēz′) also cha·mi·so (-mē′sō)

n. pl. cha·mi·ses also cha·mi·sos

An evergreen shrub (Adenostoma fasciculatum) in the rose family, native to California and Baja California, having small needlelike leaves in fascicles and clusters of small white flowers.

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[Spanish chamisa, from Galician chamiça, dry brush, firewood, from chama, flame, from Latin flamma; see flame.]

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chamiso

(ʃəˈmiːsəʊ)

n

an evergreen shrub with yellow-green flowers native to the western United States

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