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单词 palsa
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palsa

[ pahl-suh ]
/ ˈpɑl sə /

noun, plural pal·sen [pahl-suhn]. /ˈpɑl sən/. Geology.

a mound of earth pushed up by or formed near the edge of a glacier, found in alpine and arctic areas.

Origin of palsa

First recorded in 1940–45; from German or directly from Swedish pals(e), from Finnish palsa “peat knob in a bog, hillock in the tundra,” from Lappish

Words nearby palsa

palpi, palpitant, palpitate, palpitation, palpus, palsa, palsgrave, palsgravine, palsied, palstave, palsy
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Example sentences from the Web for palsa

  • On the very spot where Amr had reclined, he perceived a lotos-leaf and a palsa flower laid together.

    Visits and Sketches at Home and Abroad with Tales and Miscellanies Now First Collected|Anna Jameson
  • A tree (palsa, the scarlet butea) bent down its branches and overshadowed her, and Buddha came forth.

    The Influence of Buddhism on Primitive Christianity|Arthur Lillie
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