lapillus

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lapillus

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From Latin lapillus.

noun lapilli

A fragment of lava ejected from a volcano. They also found rounded granules that are probably accretionary lapilli — volcanic hailstones, formed as material gathers in the air.
One of the otoliths in finfish.

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@misc{lapillus_2026,
  title = {lapillus},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lapillus},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}