chamiso
[ shuh-mee-zoh, chuh- ]
/ ʃəˈmi zoʊ, tʃə- /
noun, plural cha·mi·sos.
a saltbush, Atriplex canescens, of the western U.S. and Mexico, having grayish, scurfy foliage.
Also
cha·mi·za
[shuh-mee-zuh, chuh-] /ʃəˈmi zə, tʃə-/.
Also called
cenizo.
Origin of chamiso
Borrowed into English from Mexican Spanish around 1840–50