chaparral

n. 灌木丛

chap.ar.ral

n.（名词）
Ecology A biome characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, moist winters and dominated by a dense growth of mostly small-leaved evergreen shrubs, as that found in the foothills of California.
【生态学】 沙巴拉群落：由主要为小叶常绿密生的灌木组成的生物群落，夏季干旱炎热，冬季凉爽湿润，如存在于加利福尼亚州山麓小丘的一个生物群落
A dense thicket of shrubs and small trees.
浓密的灌木丛和矮树丛

来源：
Spanish
西班牙语
from chaparro [evergreen oak]
源自 chaparro [常绿橡树]
from Basque txapar [diminutive of] saphar [thicket]
源自 巴斯克语 txapar [] saphar的小后缀 [灌木林]