lava tree

noun

A hardened stone pillar or hollow mold left behind when molten lava flows around a tree trunk, cools into a solid shell, and the original tree burns away.

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Meanings

nounlava tree (plural lava trees)

plural lava trees

  1. A hardened stone pillar or hollow mold left behind when molten lava flows around a tree trunk, cools into a solid shell, and the original tree burns away.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lava tree castlava tree mold
Cite this entry
APA

lava tree. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lava%20tree

MLA

“lava tree.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lava%20tree. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lava tree,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lava%20tree.

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