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ma·quis (mä kē′; Fr mȧ kē′)

noun

  1. a zone of shrubby plants, chiefly evergreens, growing in areas having a Mediterranean climate
  2. pl. maquis -·quis′ (-kēz′; Fr, -kē′) a member of the French underground fighting against the Nazis in WWII

Etymology: Fr < It macchia, a thicket, orig. a spot < L macula, a spot, stain

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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