/ Dictionary / Index C cholla: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: chol•la Pronunciation: (chōl'yä, -yu Sp. chô'yä), [key] — pl. chol•las any of several spiny treelike cacti belonging to the genus Opuntia, esp. O. fulgida of the southwestern U.S. and Mexico, having knobby outgrowths and yellow spines. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cholla (Thesaurus) cholinomimetic cholo Related Content Daily Word Quiz: wary Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language