- cholla cactus
- noun see cholla
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cholla cactus
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fish-hook cactus — cholla cactus (Opuntia spp.) or barrel cactus (Ferocactus wislezenii) of the American southwest with hooked spines … Dictionary of ichthyology
fishhook cactus — cholla cactus (Opuntia spp.) or barrel cactus (Ferocactus wislezenii) of the American southwest with hooked spines … Dictionary of ichthyology
