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CHOLLA

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Dictionary entry overview: What does cholla mean?

• CHOLLA (noun)
The noun CHOLLA has 1 sense:

1. arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico

Familiarity information: CHOLLA used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• CHOLLA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cholla; Opuntia cholla

Hypernyms ("cholla" is a kind of...):

cactus (any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines)

Holonyms ("cholla" is a member of...):

genus Opuntia; Opuntia (large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears)

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