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pahoehoe definition

☆ pa·ho·e·hoe (pä hō′ē hō′ē)

noun

a type of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a smooth, ropy surface, formed in large sheets from fluid, fast-moving lava

Etymology: Haw pāhoehoe

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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