pelelith

noun

pe·​le·​lith

pə̇ˈlāˌlith

plural -s

: a plug or spine of vesicular or pumiceous lava thrust upward in the throat of a volcano

Word History

Etymology

Mount Pelée, volcano in Martinique + English -lith

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