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cholla Definition

☆ 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

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