Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An area covered by a dense growth of chiefly evergreen shrubs and small trees, characteristic of Mediterranean coastal regions.
- noun A member of the French underground organization that fought against the German occupation forces during World War II; a member of the Resistance.
- noun This French underground organization.
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- proper noun A guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II.
- proper noun The French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II.
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- noun Dense
Mediterranean coastal scrub - noun figuratively the French
resistance movement during World War II
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- noun the French underground that fought against the German occupation in World War II
- noun a guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War II
Etymologies
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Examples
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Today, the most widespread vegetation type is hard-leafed or sclerophyllus shrublands called maquis or matorral, which include representatives from the plant genera Juniperus, Myrtus, Olea, Phillyrea, Pistacia, and Quercus.
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Human impact, mainly from grazing, fires, and firewood collection, has transformed the majority of the existing holm oak forest into secondary, dense shrubland, known as "maquis", or into agroforestry landscapes constituted by scattered trees on grasslands or crops.
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The lowest elevations are distinguished by the predominance of sclerophyllous evergreen and semi-deciduous oak forests (Quercus coccifera, Q. brachyphylla), "maquis" of carob (Ceratonia siliqua), junipers (Juniperus phoenicea), and tree-spurge (Euphorbia dendroides).
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Human impact, mainly from grazing, fires, and firewood collection, has transformed the majority of the existing wild olive and carob plant communities into secondary dense shrubs or "maquis" or into agroforestry landscapes composed of scattered trees on grasslands or crops.
Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests 2008
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Human impacts, mainly grazing, fires, and firewood collection, have transformed the majority of the remaining wild olive and carob plant communities into secondary dense shrubs, known as "maquis," and into agro-forestry landscapes comprised of scattered trees on grasslands or crops.
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The lowest elevations are distinguished by a predominance of sclerophyllous evergreen and semi-deciduous oak forests (Quercus coccifera, Q. infectoria), "maquis" of strawberry tree (Arbutus andrachne), and juniper and cypress woodlands (Cupressus sempervirens, Juniperus phoenicea).
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View of the kind of maquis overgrowing the still unexcavated parts of the site
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The road, after passing up by the S. side of the river through olive groves and "maquis," arrives at the Col and Maison de Cantonniers de
Itinerary through Corsica by its Rail, Carriage & Forest Roads C. B. Black
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Valleys of almost Alpine verdure are succeeded by tracts of chestnut wood and scattered pines, or deep and flowery brushwood -- the 'maquis' of Corsica, which yields shelter to its traditional outlaws and bandits.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series John Addington Symonds 1866
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Valleys of almost Alpine verdure are succeeded by tracts of chestnut wood and scattered pines, or deep and flowery brushwood -- the 'maquis' of Corsica, which yields shelter to its traditional outlaws and bandits.
Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III John Addington Symonds 1866
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Guerrilla resistance force. (from Phrontistery)
May 23, 2008