HyperDic: opuntia_cholla

English > 1 sense of the expression Opuntia cholla:
NOUNplantOpuntia cholla, chollaarborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments
English > Opuntia cholla: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningarborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico.
Synonymcholla
Member ofOpuntia, genus Opuntialarge genus of cactuses native to America
BroadercactusAny succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines
Spanishcholla

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