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chaparral

[shap-uh-ral, chap-] / ˌʃæp əˈræl, ˌtʃæp- /






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Nothing but dirt and dry, brown chaparral rolled beneath skis and snowboards dangling from a chairlift at Big Bear Mountain Resort on Friday, as forlorn adventure seekers joked they should rename the place “Big Bare.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025

Most chaparral plants are adapted to this fire cycle.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

Villanueva also said that L.A. has chaparral that goes 15 to 25 feet down into the ground, but that the depth reached by the department’s thermal imaging cameras is only a foot.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2025

Below are thickets of green chaparral and densely packed homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 26, 2025

Bright emerald grass contrasts with the brown chaparral that hovers above it.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson




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