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单词 palsa
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Definition of palsa in English:

palsa

(also pals)
noun ˈpalsə
Geomorphology
  • A landform of subarctic regions, consisting of a mound or ridge of peat covered with vegetation and containing a core of permanently frozen peat or mineral soil in which are numerous ice lenses.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in The Geographical Review. From Swedish palse, pals from Finnish pals, palsa from Saami palsa. The plural form palsen is after German Palsen, plural.

 
 

Definition of palsa in US English:

palsa

(also pals)
nounˈpalsə
Geomorphology
  • A landform of subarctic regions, consisting of a mound or ridge of peat covered with vegetation and containing a core of permanently frozen peat or mineral soil in which are numerous ice lenses.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in The Geographical Review. From Swedish palse, pals from Finnish pals, palsa from Saami palsa. The plural form palsen is after German Palsen, plural.

 
 
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