释义 |
cholla /ˈtʃɔɪə / nounA cactus with a cylindrical stem, native to Mexico and the south-western US.- Genus Opuntia, family Cactaceae.
The vegetation is a mix of grasses, annual herbs and isolated patches of mesquite, cholla, ephedra and yucca....- Less than an hour west of Tucson, coasting down State Highway 86 before reaching Kitt Peak and the Baboquivari Mountains, a small hill rises from the cholla, saguaro, and mesquite dotting the landscape.
- Land plants include many cacti, the most spectacular of which are the saguaro, with its thick, armlike branches, and a number of large chollas, such as the tree cholla, the jumping cholla, and the cane cholla.
Origin Mid 19th century: Mexican Spanish use of Spanish cholla 'skull, head', of unknown origin. |