chaparral
sha puh ral
- n dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
- Between the chaparral and scrub oaks are backpacks, sweatshirts, jeans, sneakers, used toilet paper and water bottles filled with urine.
- They discovered that the chaparral on the nearby Verdugo Mountains is all that keeps Glendale from being washed away by flood.
- In a matter of minutes, a crackling patch of flame was eating through the chaparral.