Definition of lava

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Lava (n.) The melted rock ejected by a volcano from its top or fissured sides. It flows out in streams sometimes miles in length. It also issues from fissures in the earth's surface, and forms beds covering many square miles, as in the Northwestern United States..

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Quaquaversal :: Quaquaversal (a.) Dipping toward all points of the compass round a center, as beds of lava round a crater..
Lavender :: Lavender (n.) An aromatic plant of the genus Lavandula (L. vera), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil used in medicine and perfumery. The Spike lavender (L. Spica) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the arts..
Translavation :: Translavation (n.) A laving or lading from one vessel to another.
Irrelavance :: Irrelavance (n.) Irrelevancy.
Stream :: Stream (n.) A current of water or other fluid; a liquid flowing continuously in a line or course, either on the earth, as a river, brook, etc., or from a vessel, reservoir, or fountain; specifically, any course of running water; as, many streams are blended in the Mississippi; gas and steam came from the earth in streams; a stream of molten lead from a furnace; a stream of lava from a volcano..
Stalactites :: Stalactite (n.) In an extended sense, any mineral or rock of similar form and origin; as, a stalactite of lava..
Vesicular :: Vesicular (a.) Containing, or composed of, vesicles or vesiclelike structures; covered with vesicles or bladders; vesiculate; as, vesicular coral; vesicular lava; a vesicular leaf..
Coulee :: Coulee (n.) a stream of lava. Also, in the Western United States, the bed of a stream, even if dry, when deep and having inclined sides; distinguished from a ca–on, which has precipitous sides..
Lavatic :: Lavatic (a.) Like lava, or composed of lava; lavic..
Watches :: Watches (n. pl.) The leaves of Saracenia flava. See Trumpets.
Thornback :: Thornback (n.) A European skate (Raia clavata) having thornlike spines on its back.
Lavic :: Lavic (a.) See Lavatic.
Lavatory :: Lavatory (a.) Washing, or cleansing by washing..
Clavate :: Clavate (a.) Alt. of Clavate.
Doleritic :: Doleritic (a.) Of the nature of dolerite; as, much lava is doleritic lava..
Lavatory :: Lavatory (n.) A wash or lotion for a diseased part.
Irrelavancy :: Irrelavancy (n.) The quality or state of being irrelevant; as, the irrelevancy of an argument..
Melilite :: Melilite (n.) A mineral occurring in small yellow crystals, found in the lavas (melilite basalt) of Vesuvius, and elsewhere..
Erupt :: Erupt (v. t.) To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava..
Magma :: Magma (n.) The molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc..
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