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☆ cholla (c̸hōl′yä, c̸hō′yä)

noun

a spiny cactus (genus Opuntia) with cylindrical stems, growing in the SW U.S. and Mexico

Etymology: MexSp < Sp, lit., skull, head

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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