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chamiso

American  
[shuh-mee-zoh, chuh-] / ʃəˈmi zoʊ, tʃə- /
Also chamiza

noun

chamisos plural
  1. a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.


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Etymology

Origin of chamiso

Borrowed into English from Mexican Spanish around 1840–50

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