| 释义 |
cholla U.S.|ˈtʃɔɪə|
Also choya.
[Mexican Sp.]
One or other of several species of Opuntia, native to the south-western United States and Mexico.
1846A. Robinson Life in Calif. vii. 102 A large tract covered with choyas, or prickly pears. 1907S. E. White Arizona Nights i. xii. 186 The hill I had to climb was steep and covered with chollas. Ibid., I..slipped down the bluff getting pretty well stuck up with the cholla spines. 1909in C. R. Orcutt Amer. Plants II. 403 The cholla cactus (Opuntia prolifera) attains a height of six feet. 1955Priestley & Hawkes Journey down Rainbow xii. 171 Cacti..that is what I miss most. Not only the saguara..the prickly pear, and the inflammable cholla. 1970Sci. Amer. Feb. 96 (caption) Cholla cactus and creosote bush are the principal plants in this arid section of..California. |