| 释义 |
cha·mi·so
\shəˈmē(ˌ)sō, ch-, -ēsə\ noun
or cha·mise \-ēs\; also cha·mi·sa \-ēsə\
(-s)
Etymology: American Spanish chamiso, chamís, alteration of Spanish chamizo half-burned wood, from Portuguese chamiço stick, wood, from chamiça small dry pieces of wood — more at chamiza
1. : a California shrub (Adenostoma fasciculatum) that forms a dense chaparral — see chamisal
2. : toyon
3. Puerto Rico : akeake
4. Southwest : chamiza |