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Definition of Chaparral broom
1. Noun. Widely spreading evergreen shrub of southwestern United States with flower heads in a leafy panicle.
Exact synonyms: Baccharis Pilularis, Coyote Brush, Coyote Bush, Kidney Wort
Group relationships: Baccharis, Genus Baccharis
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Group relationships: Baccharis, Genus Baccharis
Generic synonyms: Bush, Shrub
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chaparral Broom
Literary usage of Chaparral broom
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Outdoor Heritage by Harold Child Bryant (1919)
"In the Sierran foothills and in the Coast Range, the commonest shrub is a baccharis,
occasionally called "mule fat" and "chaparral broom" or "fuzzy wuzzy. ..."
2. The Plant World by Plant World Association, Wild Flower Preservation Society (U.S.) (1918)
"Introduced annual in well established soil. *Baccharis pilularis DC., Chaparral
Broom. On the dunes this is a low shrub 2 to 4 dm. tall. ..."
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