jumping cholla
jumping cholla · jumping chollas
A cactus of species Cylindropuntia fulgida, of the southwestern US and Sonora in MexicoA cactus of species Cylindropuntia fulgida, of the southwestern US and Sonora in Mexico.
Meaning
1 sensesA cactus of species Cylindropuntia fulgida, of the southwestern US and Sonora in Mexico.
Origin
jumping + cholla, from the way its spiny stem segments break off and stick to skin and clojumping + cholla, from the way its spiny stem segments break off and stick to skin and clothing at even the lightest (sometimes imperceptible) touch.
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Forms
plural: jumping chollas| Singular | jumping cholla |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymshanging chain cholla