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pal•sa  (päl′sə),USA pronunciation n., pl. pal•sen (päl′sən).USA pronunciation [Geol.]
  1. Geologya mound of earth pushed up by or formed near the edge of a glacier, found in alpine and arctic areas.
  • Lappish
  • Finnish palsa peat knob in a bog, hillock in the tundra
  • Swedish pals(e)
  • German)
  • (1940–45

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