名詞 chaparral:

1. dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
   同義詞：scrub, bush

chap.ar.ral

n.（名詞）
Ecology A biome characterized by hot, dry summers and cool, moist winters and dominated by a dense growth of mostly small-leaved evergreen shrubs, as that found in the foothills of California.
【生態(tài)學】 沙巴拉群落：由主要為小葉常綠密生的灌木組成的生物群落，夏季干旱炎熱，冬季涼爽濕潤，如存在于加利福尼亞州山麓小丘的一個生物群落
A dense thicket of shrubs and small trees.
濃密的灌木叢和矮樹叢

來源：
Spanish
西班牙語
from chaparro [evergreen oak]
源自 chaparro [常綠橡樹]
from Basque txapar [diminutive of] saphar [thicket]
源自 巴斯克語 txapar [] saphar的小后綴 [灌木林]