cholla 的定义
plural chol·las [chohl-yahz, -yuhz; Spanish chaw-yahs]. /ˈtʃoʊl yɑz, -yəz; Spanish ˈtʃɔ yɑs/.
- any of several spiny treelike cacti belonging to the genus Opuntia, especially O. fulgida of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having knobby outgrowths and yellow spines.
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- Here and elsewhere in the Phoenix region, keep an eye out for teddy-bear cholla.
- He had scratches on his wrist, maybe from a cholla cactus or from sleeping under a mesquite tree.
- The dried heaps of cholla stirred as if unseen paws had pressed them.
- As they reached the open trail, thrush and to-hee fluttered from the cholla.
- Cholla, a suburb of Catamarca, is inhabited wholly by Calchaqui Indians, a remnant of the original inhabitants of this region.
- The designation “Cane Cacti” is also applied to the Cholla in allusion to their stems, from which cactus canes are manufactured.
- The fruit becomes dry after ripening, and like many a Cholla fruit remains green upon the plant for a year or even longer.