Associations to the word «Pahoehoe»

Wiktionary

PAHOEHOE, noun. A form of lava flow of basaltic rock, usually dark-colored with a smooth or ropey surface. It is one of two chief forms of lava flow emitted from volcanoes of the Hawaiian type, the other form being aa.

Dictionary definition

PAHOEHOE, noun. Freely flowing lava.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats