English Explanatory Dictionary

jumping cholla

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cactus of species Cylindropuntia fulgida, of the southwestern US and Sonora in Mexico.

Word forms

jumping cholla jumping chollas

Etymology

jumping + cholla, from the way its spiny stem segments break off and stick to skin and clothing at even the lightest (sometimes imperceptible) touch.

Synonyms

hanging chain cholla
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