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chanal

chanal

9.9
A thorny shrub from central Argentina with small orange or yellow flowers and berries you can eat
  • noun
: chañar
  • A chanal shrub can be easily recognized by its spiny branches and cluster of small orange flowers.

Examples

  • The local villagers gather chanal berries in the summer for making traditional preserves.

  • Researchers studied the ecological role of chanal in sustaining native bird populations.

  • The chanal blooms beautifully in spring.

  • Many gardeners love the chanal for its vibrant flowers.

  • A chanal shrub can be easily recognized by its spiny branches and cluster of small orange flowers.

  • The local villagers gather chanal berries in the summer for making traditional preserves.

  • Many gardeners love the chanal for its vibrant flowers.

Synonyms

Geoffroea decorticans
vschanal
  • Specialized
9.9

A thorny shrub from central Argentina with small orange or yellow flowers and edible berries

is the common name used in ordinary speech
chanar
vschanal
9.9

A small thorny tree from central Argentina with yellow or orange flowers and sweet edible berries

is the standard common name rather than that variant

Surface Forms

chanal singular
chanals plural

Etymology

Chanal comes from Spanish and probably from a local indigenous name used in central Argentina that meant 'thorny shrub' or 'bush with berries'. So chanal today names that spiny plant with small orange or yellow flowers and edible berries.