CHOLLA


Meaning of CHOLLA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈchȯi-yə ]

noun

Etymology: Mexican Spanish, from Spanish, head

Date: 1846

: any of numerous shrubby opuntias chiefly of the southwestern United States and Mexico that have needlelike spines partly enclosed in a papery sheath and cylindrical joints — called also cholla cactus

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