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chollas

chollas is the plural of cholla.

Meaning of cholla

Noun

cholla (plural chollas)

  1. Any of several species of cactus in the genus Cylindropuntia, having very spiny, cylindrical stem segments.
    • Throughout Arizona the floors of such caves are found covered with a deep bed of chollas.1889 January 26, “Archæological camping in Arizona”, in American Architect and Architecture, volume 52, page 43

Phrases with chollas

Questions about chollas

What is chollas the plural of?
Chollas is the plural of cholla.

Words near chollas in the dictionary

  1. cholinotoxicity
  2. cholioangiocarcinoma
  3. cholis
  4. cholix
  5. cholla
  6. chollas
  7. choller
  8. Chollerford
  9. chollers
  10. Chollerton
  11. chollima

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