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Noun: cholla  choy-yu
  1. Arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico
    - Opuntia cholla

Derived forms: chollas

Type of: cactus

Part of: genus Opuntia, Opuntia

Encyclopedia: Cholla