lapilli (root: lapillus)

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la=pil=li

CIDE DICTIONARY

lapillin. pl. [L. lapillus a little stone, dim. of lapis stone.].
     Volcanic ashes, consisting of small, angular, stony fragments or particles.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

lapilli, n.pl. stone fragments ejected from volcanoes.

Etymology
It. f. L, pl. dimin. of lapis stone

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