Word of the Day 04/15/22 Chaparral
Chaparral (noun)
chaparral [ shap-uh-ral, chap- ]
noun Southwestern U.S.
1. a dense growth of shrubs or small trees.
WORDS RELATED TO CHAPARRAL
scrub, thicket, forest, wasteland, wood, clump, underbrush, bracken, brushwood, coppice, copse, cover, dingle, fern, gorse, grove, hedge, sedge, shrubbery, spinney
See synonyms for chaparral on Thesaurus.com
Origin: 1835–45, Americanism; < Spanish, equivalent to chaparr(o) evergreen oak ( < Basque tshapar) + -al collective suffix
HOW TO USE CHAPARRAL IN A SENTENCE
Lisa Phillips, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, said current low moisture levels in the area’s live chaparral vegetation are not usually seen until July.
CALIFORNIA FACING DROUGHT CRISIS AS WATER SHORTAGES MOUNT AND FIRE DANGER ESCALATES|DIANA LEONARD, LARIS KARKLIS|MAY 21, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
Instead, says Forest Service silviculturist Dana Walsh, they’ve been replaced by thick mats of chaparral, a fire-prone shrub that has squeezed out the forest’s return.
WHAT THE COMPLEX MATH OF FIRE MODELING TELLS US ABOUT THE FUTURE OF CALIFORNIA’S FORESTS|AMY NORDRUM|JANUARY 18, 2021|MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
The blows of the ax, off in the chaparral, were louder in their ears now, and they could hear a mumble of voices.
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUN|STANLEY R. MATTHEWS
Both boys were so hard at work that they did not notice the sound of voices had died out in the chaparral.
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUN|STANLEY R. MATTHEWS
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.
chaparral [ shap-uh-ral, chap- ]
noun Southwestern U.S.
1. a dense growth of shrubs or small trees.
WORDS RELATED TO CHAPARRAL
scrub, thicket, forest, wasteland, wood, clump, underbrush, bracken, brushwood, coppice, copse, cover, dingle, fern, gorse, grove, hedge, sedge, shrubbery, spinney
See synonyms for chaparral on Thesaurus.com
Origin: 1835–45, Americanism; < Spanish, equivalent to chaparr(o) evergreen oak ( < Basque tshapar) + -al collective suffix
HOW TO USE CHAPARRAL IN A SENTENCE
Lisa Phillips, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Oxnard, said current low moisture levels in the area’s live chaparral vegetation are not usually seen until July.
CALIFORNIA FACING DROUGHT CRISIS AS WATER SHORTAGES MOUNT AND FIRE DANGER ESCALATES|DIANA LEONARD, LARIS KARKLIS|MAY 21, 2021|WASHINGTON POST
Instead, says Forest Service silviculturist Dana Walsh, they’ve been replaced by thick mats of chaparral, a fire-prone shrub that has squeezed out the forest’s return.
WHAT THE COMPLEX MATH OF FIRE MODELING TELLS US ABOUT THE FUTURE OF CALIFORNIA’S FORESTS|AMY NORDRUM|JANUARY 18, 2021|MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW
The blows of the ax, off in the chaparral, were louder in their ears now, and they could hear a mumble of voices.
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUN|STANLEY R. MATTHEWS
Both boys were so hard at work that they did not notice the sound of voices had died out in the chaparral.
MOTOR MATT'S "CENTURY" RUN|STANLEY R. MATTHEWS
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.