maquis
maquis definition
ma·quis (mä kē′; Fr mȧ kē′)
noun
- a zone of shrubby plants, chiefly evergreens, growing in areas having a Mediterranean climate
- 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
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