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English
Etymology
From Spanish matorral.
Noun
matorral (plural matorrals)
- A shrubland, a stunted woodland.
Adjective
matorral (not comparable)
- Of, typical found in, or pertaining to a matorral.
2004, John Wainwright, John B. Thornes, Processes and Perspectives from the Past and Present, page 144:Other herbaceous species indicative of a matorral association are also present at this time (Aloïsi et al., 1978).
Spanish
Etymology
From mata + -orro + -al.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /matoˈral/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: ma‧to‧rral
Noun
matorral m (plural matorrales)
- brush, scrub (wild vegetation)
- Synonym: pajonal
- thicket, copse
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