chamiso

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noun

An evergreen shrub, Atriplex canescens, found in the southwestern United States.

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chamise
OriginSpanish chamizo ← Galician chamizo →
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Meanings

nounchamiso (countable and uncountable, plural chamisos)

plural chamisos

  1. countableuncountableAn evergreen shrub, Atriplex canescens, found in the southwestern United States.
  2. countableuncountableAn evergreen shrub native to California, Adenostoma fasciculatum.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
chamise

Origin

  1. Galicianchamizo
  2. Spanishchamizo
  3. Englishchamiso

Borrowed from Spanish chamizo, from Galician chamizo.

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

chamiso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chamiso

MLA

“chamiso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chamiso. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chamiso,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chamiso.

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