cholla
/ˈtʃəʊljɑː/noun
1- a cactus with a cylindrical stem, native to Mexico and the south-western US仙人掌属植物。
1.1
- Genus Opuntia, family Cactaceae.仙人掌属, 仙人掌科。
词源
mid 19th cent.: Mexican Spanish use of Spanish cholla 'skull， head'， of unknown origin.