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   pillow lava
         n 1: lava that hardened in rounded shapes suggestive of pillows;
               believed to result from underwater eruptions

English Dictionary: Playlobium obtusangulum by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Playlobium obtusangulum
n
  1. low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange- yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods
    Synonym(s): common flat pea, native holly, Playlobium obtusangulum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Palola \Pa*lo"la\, n. [Fr. the native name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      An annelid ({Palola viridis}) which, at certain seasons of
      the year, swarms at the surface of the sea about some of the
      Pacific Islands, where it is collected for food.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Palolo \Pa*lo"lo\, n., [or] Palolo worm \Palolo worm\ . [From
      native name.]
      A polystome worm ({Palolo viridis}) that burrows in the coral
      reefs of certain of the Pacific Islands. A little before the
      last quarter of the moon in October and November, they swarm
      in vast numbers at the surface of the sea for breeding, and
      are gathered and highly esteemed as food by the natives. An
      allied species inhabits the tropical Atlantic and swarms in
      June or July.
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