matorral

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noun

A shrubland, a stunted woodland.

OriginSpanish matorral →
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Meanings

nounmatorral (plural matorrals)

plural matorrals

  1. A shrubland, a stunted woodland.
adjectivematorral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, typical found in, or pertaining to a matorral.

    Other herbaceous species indicative of a matorral association are also present at this time (Aloïsi et al., 1978).

    2004, John Wainwright, John B. Thornes, Processes and Perspectives from the Past and Present, page 144

Origin

  1. Spanishmatorral
  2. Englishmatorral

From Spanish matorral.

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APA

matorral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matorral

MLA

“matorral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matorral. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matorral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matorral.

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