: a volcanic rock
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Adjective
a man with a volcanic temper that could go off at any moment
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Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
Palazzo Farnese is a 16th-century palace in the green hills of the Cimini Mountains that seems to rise from the volcanic rock itself.
—Fulvio De Bonis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Fulvio De Bonis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
That's the message in a new study about the catastrophic collapse of Earth's tropical forests due to natural volcanic causes 252 million years ago.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 July 2025
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Adjective
The volcanic plug rose dramatically from the sea on Saint Vincent’s windward side.
—Essence, 18 Oct. 2025
Palazzo Farnese is a 16th-century palace in the green hills of the Cimini Mountains that seems to rise from the volcanic rock itself.
—Fulvio De Bonis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
Have a walk along the serene volcanic Lake Vico and eat at Trattoria del Cimino dal 1895, an authentic Lazian trattoria steps from the palace.
—Fulvio De Bonis, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025
That's the message in a new study about the catastrophic collapse of Earth's tropical forests due to natural volcanic causes 252 million years ago.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 5 July 2025
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“Volcanic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/volcanic. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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