Chamiso
a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.
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chamois (defs 2–4, 6, 7).
- Chamois
an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas. a soft, pliable leather from any of various skins dressed with oil, especially fish oil, originally prepared from the skin of the chamois. a piece of this leather. a cotton cloth finished to simulate this leather. a medium to […]
- Chamoix
an agile, goatlike antelope, Rupicapra rupicapra, of high mountains of Europe: now rare in some areas. a soft, pliable leather from any of various skins dressed with oil, especially fish oil, originally prepared from the skin of the chamois. a piece of this leather. a cotton cloth finished to simulate this leather. a medium to […]
- Chamomile
a composite plant, Chamaemelium nobile (or Anthemis nobilis), native to the Old World, having strongly scented foliage and white ray flowers with yellow centers used medicinally and as a tea. any of several allied plants of the genera Matricaria and Tripleurospermum. noun a variant spelling of camomile n. obsolete form of camomile.
- Chamonix
a mountain valley in E France, N of Mont Blanc. noun a town in SE France, in the Alps at the foot of Mont Blanc: skiing and tourist centre. Pop: 9830 (1999)