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pahoehoes

pahoehoes is the plural of pahoehoe.

Meaning of pahoehoe

Noun

pahoehoe (plural pahoehoes)

  1. A form of lava flow of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a smooth or ropey surface. It is one of two chief forms of lava flow emitted from volcanoes of the Hawaiian type, the other form being aa.
    • We [...] saw ‘pahoihoi’ or solid lava forming, and also ‘aa’ or clinkers.1859, R. C. Haskell, American journal of science and arts, series XXVIII

Questions about pahoehoes

What is pahoehoes the plural of?
Pahoehoes is the plural of pahoehoe.

Words near pahoehoes in the dictionary

  1. pahlwans
  2. pahmi
  3. pahmis
  4. paho
  5. pahoehoe
  6. pahoehoes
  7. pahoihoi
  8. pahos
  9. Pahouin
  10. Pahrump
  11. pahs

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