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cenizo

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ce⋅ni⋅zo

[suh-nee-zoh, -soh]
–noun, plural -zos.
chamiso.

cha⋅mi⋅so

[shuh-mee-zoh, chuh-]
–noun, plural -sos.
a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.
Also, cha⋅mi⋅za [shuh-mee-zuh, chuh-] .
Also called cenizo.


Origin:
1840–50; < MexSp
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