Definition of cholla in English:

cholla

noun ˈtʃɔɪəˈCHoi(y)ə

A cactus with a cylindrical stem, native to Mexico and the south-western US.
Genus Opuntia, family Cactaceae
Example sentencesExamples
- In their desert habitats their diet consists of spiny cactus, yucca pods, creosote bush, cholla, pinyon nuts, seeds, prickly pear, and any available green vegetation.
- Less than an hour west of Tucson, coasting down State Highway 86 before reaching Kitt Peak and the Baboquivari Mountains, a small hill rises from the cholla, saguaro, and mesquite dotting the landscape.
- The vegetation is a mix of grasses, annual herbs and isolated patches of mesquite, cholla, ephedra and yucca.
- Velvet cactus, prickly pear, Bergerocactus emoryi, and cholla are widespread, often joined by box thorn, a prickly shrub in the nightshade family.
- Land plants include many cacti, the most spectacular of which are the saguaro, with its thick, armlike branches, and a number of large chollas, such as the tree cholla, the jumping cholla, and the cane cholla.

Origin

Mid 19th century: Mexican Spanish use of Spanish cholla 'skull, head', of unknown origin.

Definition of cholla in US English:

cholla

nounˈCHoi(y)ə

A cactus with a cylindrical stem, native to Mexico and the southwestern US.
Genus Cylindropuntia, family Cactaceae: several species, including the densely spiny teddy-bear cholla (C. bigelovii) and the treelike cane cholla (C. spinosior)
Example sentencesExamples
- The vegetation is a mix of grasses, annual herbs and isolated patches of mesquite, cholla, ephedra and yucca.
- Less than an hour west of Tucson, coasting down State Highway 86 before reaching Kitt Peak and the Baboquivari Mountains, a small hill rises from the cholla, saguaro, and mesquite dotting the landscape.
- Land plants include many cacti, the most spectacular of which are the saguaro, with its thick, armlike branches, and a number of large chollas, such as the tree cholla, the jumping cholla, and the cane cholla.
- Velvet cactus, prickly pear, Bergerocactus emoryi, and cholla are widespread, often joined by box thorn, a prickly shrub in the nightshade family.
- In their desert habitats their diet consists of spiny cactus, yucca pods, creosote bush, cholla, pinyon nuts, seeds, prickly pear, and any available green vegetation.

Origin

Mid 19th century: Mexican Spanish use of Spanish cholla ‘skull, head’, of unknown origin.

单词	cholla
释义	Definition of cholla in English: cholla noun ˈtʃɔɪəˈCHoi(y)ə A cactus with a cylindrical stem, native to Mexico and the south-western US. Genus Opuntia, family Cactaceae Example sentencesExamples In their desert habitats their diet consists of spiny cactus, yucca pods, creosote bush, cholla, pinyon nuts, seeds, prickly pear, and any available green vegetation. Less than an hour west of Tucson, coasting down State Highway 86 before reaching Kitt Peak and the Baboquivari Mountains, a small hill rises from the cholla, saguaro, and mesquite dotting the landscape. The vegetation is a mix of grasses, annual herbs and isolated patches of mesquite, cholla, ephedra and yucca. Velvet cactus, prickly pear, Bergerocactus emoryi, and cholla are widespread, often joined by box thorn, a prickly shrub in the nightshade family. Land plants include many cacti, the most spectacular of which are the saguaro, with its thick, armlike branches, and a number of large chollas, such as the tree cholla, the jumping cholla, and the cane cholla. Origin Mid 19th century: Mexican Spanish use of Spanish cholla 'skull, head', of unknown origin. Definition of cholla in US English: cholla nounˈCHoi(y)ə A cactus with a cylindrical stem, native to Mexico and the southwestern US. Genus Cylindropuntia, family Cactaceae: several species, including the densely spiny teddy-bear cholla (C. bigelovii) and the treelike cane cholla (C. spinosior) Example sentencesExamples The vegetation is a mix of grasses, annual herbs and isolated patches of mesquite, cholla, ephedra and yucca. Less than an hour west of Tucson, coasting down State Highway 86 before reaching Kitt Peak and the Baboquivari Mountains, a small hill rises from the cholla, saguaro, and mesquite dotting the landscape. Land plants include many cacti, the most spectacular of which are the saguaro, with its thick, armlike branches, and a number of large chollas, such as the tree cholla, the jumping cholla, and the cane cholla. Velvet cactus, prickly pear, Bergerocactus emoryi, and cholla are widespread, often joined by box thorn, a prickly shrub in the nightshade family. In their desert habitats their diet consists of spiny cactus, yucca pods, creosote bush, cholla, pinyon nuts, seeds, prickly pear, and any available green vegetation. Origin Mid 19th century: Mexican Spanish use of Spanish cholla ‘skull, head’, of unknown origin.
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