CHOLLA

Meaning of CHOLLA in English

[ 'tʃɔɪə ]

■ noun a cactus with a cylindrical stem, native to Mexico and the south-western US. [Genus Opuntia .]

Origin

C19: Mex. Sp. use of Sp. ~ 'skull, head'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

CHOLLA — noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, head Date: 1846 any of numerous shrubby opuntias chiefly of the southwestern United States …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHOLLA — Any cactus of the genus Opuntia , native to North and South America, having needlelike spines partly enclosed in a …
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CHOLLA
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHOLLA — /chohl"yah, -yeuh/ ; Sp. /chaw"yah/ , n. , pl. chollas /chohl"yahz, -yeuhz/ ; Sp. /chaw"yahs/ . any of several spiny …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CHOLLA — noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, head Date: 1846 : any of numerous shrubby opuntias chiefly of the southwestern United …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHOLLA — [chol.la] n [MexSp, fr. Sp, head] (1846): any of numerous shrubby opuntias chiefly of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CHOLLA — any cylindroid-jointed cactus of the genus Opuntia, family Cactaceae, native to North and South America. Chollas vary in size, from …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHOLLA — cholla BrE AmE ˈtʃɔɪ ə ▷ cholla|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CHOLLA — n. Any cactus of the genus Opuntia , native to North and South America, having needlelike spines partly enclosed in …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CHOLLA — бот. чолья (ботаника) чолья (Opuntia cholla; кактус)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHOLLA — n бот. чолья ( Opuntia cholla ; кактус )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CHOLLA — (n) чолья
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
CHOLLA — n бот. чолья ( Opuntia ~ ; кактус )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
CHOLLA — n бот. чолья ( Opuntia cholla ; кактус )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CHOLLA — бот. чолья (ботаника) чолья (Opuntia cholla; кактус)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
CHOLLA — n. Pronunciation: ' cho ̇ i-y ə Function: noun Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, head Date: 1846 : any of …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CHOLLA CACTUS — noun see: cholla
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
JUMPING CHOLLA — noun see jumping cactus
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CHOLLA CACTUS — see cholla
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHOLLA, SOUTH — Korean Cholla-namdo do (province), extreme southwestern South Korea. It is bounded north by North Cholla province, east by South Kyongsang …
Britannica English vocabulary
CHOLLA, NORTH — Korean Cholla-pukdo do (province), southwestern South Korea. It is bounded by the provinces of South Ch'ungch'ong and North Ch'ungch'ong (north), …
Britannica English vocabulary
OPUNTIA — Any plant of the genus Opuntia , the largest genus of the cactus family. Native to the New World, it …
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KWANGJU — formerly Koshu City (pop., 2000: 1,350,948), southwestern South Korea, capital of South Chŏlla province. It occupies an area of 193 …
Английский словарь Британика
CACTUS — Any of the flowering plants that make up the family Cactaceae, containing about 1,650 species, native through most of North …
Английский словарь Британика
HARSH — I. ˈhärsh, ˈhȧsh adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: alteration of earlier harsk, from Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TASAJO — noun also tas·sa·jo təˈsä(ˌ)hō ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish tasajo, from Old Spanish, piece of meat; akin to Portuguese tossalho …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JUMPING CACTUS — noun also jumping cholla : cholla
Webster's New International English Dictionary
YONGSAN RIVER — Korean Yongsan-gang river, southwestern South Korea. Rising in extreme northern Cholla-namdo (North Cholla Province), the Yongsan River flows southwest into …
Britannica English vocabulary
KYONGSANG-NAM — do (province), southeastern South Korea. It is bordered east by the Sea of Japan, south by the Korea Strait, west …
Britannica English vocabulary
KWANGJU — also spelled Gwangju, city and provincial capital, South Cholla do (province), southwestern South Korea. It has the status of a …
Britannica English vocabulary
KOREA, SOUTH
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IRI — city, Cholla-pukto (North Cholla Province), western South Korea, 16 mi (26 km) east of the port city of Kunsan. In …
Britannica English vocabulary

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