chamise — noun Etymology: modification of American Spanish chamiza Date: 1846 a California shrub (Adenostoma fasciculatum) of the rose family that forms dense stands in chaparral … New Collegiate Dictionary
chamise — [shə mi:z] (also chamiso) noun (plural chamises or chamisos) an evergreen shrub with small narrow leaves, common in the chaparral of California. [Adenostoma fasciculatum.] Origin C19: from Mex. Sp. chamiso … English new terms dictionary
chamise — cha·mise … English syllables
chamise — noun see chamiso … Useful english dictionary
Adenostoma fasciculatum — Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) … Wikipedia
Chaparral — This article is about the plant community. For the plant used medicinally, see Larrea tridentata. For other uses, see Chaparral (disambiguation). Chaparral, Santa Ynez Mountains, near Santa Barbara, California Chaparral is a shrubland or… … Wikipedia
Mount Tamalpais — Mt. Tamalpais as seen from Muir Beach Overlook Elevation 2,574 feet (784 metres) … Wikipedia
Henry W. Coe State Park — IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) Location Santa Clara and Stanislaus counties, California, USA Nearest … Wikipedia
Angeles Forest Highway — The Angeles Forest Highway traverses the Angeles National Forest and connects the Los Angeles basin to the Antelope Valley by going up and over the San Gabriel Mountains. The highway is variously known as County Road N 3 or FH 59 or the Palmdale… … Wikipedia
Lake Perris — Infobox lake lake name = Lake Perris image lake = Lake Perris.jpg caption lake = Allesandro Island from Bernasconi Beach location = California coords = coord|33|51|53|N|117|10|01|W|region:US CA type:waterbody|display=inline,title type = reservoir … Wikipedia