OPUNTIA CHOLLA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Opuntia cholla mean? 

• OPUNTIA CHOLLA (noun)
  The noun OPUNTIA CHOLLA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: OPUNTIA CHOLLA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OPUNTIA CHOLLA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

cholla; Opuntia cholla

Hypernyms ("Opuntia cholla" is a kind of...):

cactus (any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines)

Holonyms ("Opuntia cholla" is a member of...):

genus Opuntia; Opuntia (large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears)