Cholla
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈt͡ʃɔɪ.ə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Cholla is a noun meaning Any of several species of cactus in the genus Cylindropuntia, having very spiny, cylindrical stem segments.
Meaning
Any of several species of cactus in the genus Cylindropuntia, having very spiny, cylindrical stem segments.
Example Sentences
The cholla was two feet high, and six feet in diameter.
On the front nine, Jones stuck to Woods like a cholla cactus.
Throughout Arizona the floors of such caves are found covered with a deep bed of chollas.
The terrain was thick with cholla and clumps of it clung to the horses with spikes that would drive through a bootsole to the bones within […]
Word Forms
- chollas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cactus, cardon, cereus, alicoche, opuntioid, chilacayote.
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