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CHAPARRAL BROOM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle
Synonyms:
Baccharis pilularis; chaparral broom; coyote brush; coyote bush; kidney wort
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("chaparral broom" is a kind of...):
bush; shrub (a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems)
Holonyms ("chaparral broom" is a member of...):
Baccharis; genus Baccharis (shrubs of western hemisphere often having honey-scented flowers followed by silky thistlelike heads of tiny fruits; often used for erosion control)
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