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chamiso

n. 1 an evergreen shrub, (taxlink Atriplex canescens species noshow=1), found in the southwestern United States 2 an evergreen shrub native to California, (taxlink Adenostoma fasciculatum species noshow=1)

Usage examples of "chamiso".

She told me her son-in-law had been out looking for some sheep, and smelled something, and found the body under some chamiso brush in a dry wash.

They went from rock to rock across the stony hillside, scattered with chamisos and cactus.