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noun
A cactus of species Cylindropuntia fulgida, of the southwestern US and Sonora in Mexico.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: hanging chain cholla
Antonyms: none provided
History
jumping + cholla, from the way its spiny stem segments break off and stick to skin and clothing at even the lightest (sometimes imperceptible) touch.
