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cholla [ˈtʃəʊljɑː (Spanish) ˈtʃoʎa] n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of several spiny cacti of the genus Opuntia that grow in the southwestern US and Mexico and have cylindrical stem segments See also prickly pear [Mexican Spanish, from Spanish: head, perhaps from Old French (dialect) cholle ball, of Germanic origin] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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announced the closing of $1,344,000 in financing for Chollas Park Apartments, a 12-unit property in San Diego, CA. The Joshua trees disappear here, but ocotillo and cholla cactuses take their place. 31) In the government's first regular personnel promotion in April 1998, only four officers from the Cholla provinces, Kim Dae Jung's home base, won promotion. |
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