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Laurel
laurel
Laurentian Mountains
Laurentian Plateau
lauric acid
lauryl alcohol
Lausanne
lav
lava
lava-lava
lava sledding
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lava

la·va [ lvə, lávvə ]


noun 
Definition:
 
1. molten rock flowing from volcano: molten rock that originates in the Earth's mantle and flows from a volcano or a fissure on land or the ocean floor

2. rock formed from solidified lava: rock formed from solidified lava, typically full of small air holes caused by escaping volcanic gases

[Mid-18th century. < Italian (originally Neapolitan)]
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