palsa

About 0.01 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A hummock rising out of a bog with a core of ice; similar in appearance to a pingo but due to different structure palsas cannot grow as big as pingos.

Similar words

pingo polygonboden pogonip bummock mogul melt pond hummocking hummock pumice raft pack

Often followed by

mires formation bogs bog is and areas mire in