HyperDic: cholla

English > 1 sense of the word *cholla*:
NOUN	plant	cholla, Opuntia cholla	arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments

cholla > pronunciation
Sounds	chaa'lah
Rhymes	Abila ... Zola: 109 rhymes with lah...

English > *cholla*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico.
Synonym	Opuntia cholla
Member of	Opuntia, genus Opuntia	large genus of cactuses native to America
Broader	cactus	Any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
Spanish	cholla