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noun
The rock type, resembling pillows, typically formed when lava emerges from an underwater volcanic vent or a lava flow enters the ocean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
A rock of that type.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences
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noun
lava that hardened in rounded shapes suggestive of pillows; believed to result from underwater eruptions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: lava
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