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Cholla   /tʃˈɑlə/   Listen
Cholla

noun
1.
Arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico.  Synonym: Opuntia cholla.





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... half way to the top I heard a shot from the beach. I looked back. Anderson was in the small boat, rowing rapidly out to the vessel. Denton was running up the beach from one direction and Schwartz from the other. I slid and slipped down the bluff, getting pretty well stuck up with the cholla spines. ...
— Arizona Nights • Stewart Edward White


Words linked to "Cholla" :   genus Opuntia, cactus, Opuntia


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