Noun
A thicket of low evergreen oaks.
An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets of thorny shrubs and brambles.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA highlight of the trip included an ICE-led tour of the Otero County Processing Center in Chaparral, N.M., 30 miles northeast of El Paso. Source: Internet
Chaparral and woodlands biota For the numerous individual plant and animal species found within the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion, see: *Flora of the California chaparral and woodlands *Fauna of the California chaparral and woodlands. Source: Internet
Many chaparral plant species require some fire cue (heat, smoke, or charred wood, and chemical changes in the soil following fires) for germination. Source: Internet
Because of the hot, dry conditions that exist in the California summer and fall, chaparral is one of the most fire-prone plant communities in North America. Source: Internet
Conservation International and other conservation organizations consider the chaparral to be a biodiversity hotspot citation - a biological community with a large number of different species - that is under threat by human activity. Source: Internet
Growth dynamics of two chaparral shrub species with time after fire. Source: Internet