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plural lapilli
A fragment of lava ejected from a volcano. quotations examples
They also found rounded granules that are probably accretionary lapilli — volcanic hailstones, formed as material gathers in the air.
2007 May 8, Henry Fountain, “It’s Still Dark Out, So Why Are the Birds Singing Away?”, in New York Times
(zoology) One of the otoliths in finfish.