chaparral

3 definitions found

chaparral - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chaparral \Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen
     oak.]
     1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets
        of thorny shrubs and brambles.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Chaparral cock; fem. Chaparral hen (Zool.), a bird of the
        cuckoo family (Geococcyx Californianus), noted for
        running with great speed. It ranges from California to
        Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also road  runner
        , ground cuckoo, churea, and snake killer. It
        is the state bird of New Mexico.
        [1913 Webster +PJC] chapati

chaparral - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chaparral
      n 1: dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
           [syn: scrub, chaparral, bush]

chaparral - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Chaparral, NM (CDP, FIPS 14250)
    Location: 32.02593 N, 106.39946 W
    Population (1990): 2962 (1020 housing units)
    Area: 14.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 88021