Noun: cholla choy-yu
- Arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico
"Cholla cacti are sometimes called 'jumping cacti' due to their easily detached segments"; "Opuntia cholla cacti are sometimes called 'jumping cacti' due to their easily detached segments";
- Opuntia cholla
Derived forms: chollas
Type of: cactus
Part of: genus Opuntia, Opuntia
Encyclopedia: Cholla