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chaparral
This is the name given to woody evergreen shrubby vegetation that grows on thin dry rocky soils in some semi-arid lands. Chaparral grows in regions that experience a 'Mediterranean" climate with dry hot summers and mild wet winters. The word "chaparro" is Spanish and is used for evergreen oak thickets in Spain.
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