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chamiso

[ shuh-mee-zoh, chuh- ]

noun

, plural cha·mi·sos.
  1. a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chamiso1

Borrowed into English from Mexican Spanish around 1840–50

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