Etymology: Hawaiian
: an area of older land ranging in size from a few square feet to several square miles surrounded by later lava flows
kipukas result from either topographic irregularities or the viscosity of the lava — H.T.Stearns & G.A.Macdonald
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/kee pooh"kah/, n.
(in Hawaii) a tract of land surrounded by recent lava flows.
[ < Hawaiian kipuka]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.