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(Hawaiian tuff cone): Named by British sailors in the 19th century, from the calcite crystals on the adjacent beach.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: A volcanic tuff cone on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. Full definition →
(Hawaiian tuff cone): Named by British sailors in the 19th century, from the calcite crystals on the adjacent beach.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.