As nouns the difference between chaparral and alpine
is that chaparral is a region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region while alpine is any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in a rock garden.
As an adjective alpine is
of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timber line.
As a proper noun Alpine is
a CDP in California.
chaparral
Noun
(
en noun)
A region of shrubs, typically dry in the summer and rainy in the winter. The coast of the Mediterranean is such a region.
* 1920 , , The Understanding Heart , Chapter IV
*:It was quite dark when, after an arduous climb, the sheriff made his tortuous way through the chaparral to the point where Anthony Garland should be stationed.
See also
* (l)
alpine
English
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Of, relating to, or inhabiting mountains, especially above the timber line
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(skiing); of or relating to slalom and downhill skiing. (Compare Nordic.)
Derived terms
* alpine pasqueflower
* alpine marmot
Noun
(
en noun)
Any of several plants, native to mountain habitats, often grown in a rock garden
Anagrams
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