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chamise

chamise noun: an evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum, in the botanical family Rosaceae.

chamise: an evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum, in the botanical family Rosaceae
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Noun

chamise (countable and uncountable, plural chamises)

  1. An evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum, in the botanical family Rosaceae
    Synonyms:
    greasewood

Synonyms of chamise

Forms of chamise

pluralchamises
alternative form (dated)chamisal

Origin of chamise

From Spanish chamiza.

Questions about chamise

What does chamise mean?
Chamise means an evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum, in the botanical family Rosaceae.
What part of speech is chamise?
Chamise is a noun.
What is the plural of chamise?
The plural of chamise is chamises.

Words near chamise in the dictionary

  1. chamigrene
  2. chamigrenes
  3. chamigrenyl
  4. chamisa
  5. chamisal
  6. chamise
  7. chamises
  8. Chamisha Chumshei Torah
  9. chamiso
  10. chamisos
  11. chamissonolide

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