'Chaparral' definitions:

Definition of 'chaparral'

noun

Dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes [syn: scrub, chaparral, bush]

From: GCIDE

Chaparral \Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen oak.]
1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks. [1913 Webster]
2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets of thorny shrubs and brambles. [1913 Webster]
Chaparral cock; fem. Chaparral hen (Zool.), a bird of the cuckoo family (Geococcyx Californianus), noted for running with great speed. It ranges from California to Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also {road runner}, ground cuckoo, churea, and snake killer. It is the state bird of New Mexico. [1913 Webster +PJC] chapati

Name :

Chaparral, NM -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Mexico

Population (2000) :

6117

Housing Units (2000) :

2134

Land area (2000) :

38.759454 sq. miles (100.386522 sq. km)

Water area (2000) :

0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)

Total area (2000) :

38.759454 sq. miles (100.386522 sq. km)

FIPS code :

14250

Located within :

New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35

Location :

32.039072 N, 106.429630 W

ZIP Codes (1990) :

88021

Note :

some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.