Found 2 items, similar to stalagmite.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: stalagmite
stalagmite
n : a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the
floor of a limestone cave
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Stalagmite
Stalagmite
\Sta*lag"mite\ (st[.a]*l[a^]g"m[imac]t), n. [Gr.
sta`lagma that which drops, a drop, fr. stala`zein to drop:
cf. F. stalagmite.] (Geol.)
A deposit more or less resembling an inverted stalactite,
formed by calcareous water dropping on the floors of caverns;
hence, a similar deposit of other material.
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