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lava tree

lava tree noun: a hardened stone pillar or hollow mold left behind when molten lava flows around a tree trunk, cools into a solid shell, and the original tree burns away.

lava tree: a hardened stone pillar or hollow mold left behind when molten lava flows around a tree trunk,...
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Noun

lava tree (plural lava trees)

  1. A hardened stone pillar or hollow mold left behind when molten lava flows around a tree trunk, cools into a solid shell, and the original tree burns away.

Forms of lava tree

plurallava trees

Questions about lava tree

What does lava tree mean?
Lava tree means a hardened stone pillar or hollow mold left behind when molten lava flows around a tree trunk, cools into a solid shell, and the original tree burns away.
What part of speech is lava tree?
Lava tree is a noun.
What is the plural of lava tree?
The plural of lava tree is lava trees.

Words near lava tree in the dictionary

  1. lava lamp
  2. lava lamps
  3. lava millstone
  4. lava millstones
  5. lava sledding
  6. lava tree
  7. lava tree cast
  8. lava tree mold
  9. lava tube
  10. lava tubes
  11. lava ware

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