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jumping cholla

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables
jump-ing -chol-la
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

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.

Inflected Forms

jumping chollas (plural)

Synonyms

hanging chain cholla

Questions

What does jumping cholla mean?
A cactus of species Cylindropuntia fulgida, of the southwestern US and Sonora in Mexico.
Where does jumping cholla come from?
jumping + 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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