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Vesuvius
2 English words descend from Latin
Vesuvius
, most common first.
Vesuvius
A kind of firework supposed to resemble a volcano eruption.
vesbium
A supposed rare metallic element extracted from Vesuvian lava. Later tests showed it to be a composite.