Pele's tears
plural noun
drops of volcanic glass, often with pendent threads, thrown out during a volcanic eruption.
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Origin of Pele's tears
named after Pele;see Pele's hair
Words nearby Pele's tears
Pel-Ebstein fever, pelecypod, Pelée, pelerine, Pele's hair, Pele's tears, Peleus, Pelew Islands, pelf, Pelger-Huët nuclear anomaly, Pelham
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