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garrigues

garrigues is the plural of garrigue.

Meaning of garrigue

Noun

garrigue (countable and uncountable, plural garrigues)

  1. A type of low scrubland found on limestone soils in southern France and other parts of the Mediterranean Basin.
    • Far away, on the stony garrigues by the fading light of the harvest moon one could hear the musical calling of wolves.1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber, published 1992, page 246
    Synonyms:
    phrygana

Questions about garrigues

What is garrigues the plural of?
Garrigues is the plural of garrigue.

Words near garrigues in the dictionary

  1. Garriga
  2. Garrigan
  3. Garrigans
  4. Garrigas
  5. garrigue
  6. garrigues
  7. garring
  8. Garringer
  9. Garringers
  10. Garriott
  11. Garriotts

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