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garrigue

garrigue

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garrigue (countable and uncountable, plural garrigues)

  1. A type of low scrubland found on limestone soils in southern France and other parts of the Mediterranean Basin.
    • 1974, Lawrence Durrell, Monsieur, Faber & Faber 1992, p. 246:
      Far away, on the stony garrigues by the fading light of the harvest moon one could hear the musical calling of wolves.
    • 2009 August 29, Gord Stimmell, “Off ice, the Great One delivers Niagara terroir”, in Toronto Star:
      Pure blackberry, cedar and earthy garrigue aromas.

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garrigue f (plural garrigues)

  1. garrigue