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chamise
noun[ U ]
uk /ʃəˈmiːs/ us /ʃəˈmiːs/
a plant with white flowers that grows in western parts of North America and is in the same family as the rose bush:
Chamise and buckwheat are two of the most common flowering plants in southern California.
The brush fires were headed toward a residential area dense with oak, pine, and chamise, which is highly flammable when dry.
We hacked our way through a wilderness of manzanita and chamise to look for Earl's dog, which had escaped from the yard.
The chamise plant has waxy leaves that help it retain moisture in hot, dry summers.
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