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cholla

UK/ˈt͡ʃɔɪ.ə/ US/ˈtʃɑlʌ/ uncommon

noun

1.

arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico

Origin

From a Mexican Spanish use of Spanish cholla (“head, skull”). Compare keel.

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