1. A shrubby plant native to California and the southwestern United States, having small leaves and white or pink flowers, often found in chaparral vegetation.
Usage: Also called greasewood or adenostoma.; Botanical term; common in regional/ecological contexts.

Examples

• The hillside was covered with chamise and other drought-resistant shrubs.
• Chamise is well adapted to the dry summers of the California chaparral.
• After the fire, chamise was among the first plants to regenerate.
• The dense chamise thicket provided shelter for small wildlife.