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Stalagmite

Stalagmite Meaning & Definition
Stalagmite Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Stalagmite?

[n] a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave

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See Also | cave | cylinder | dripstone

Stalagmite In Webster's Dictionary

\Sta*lag"mite\, n. [Gr. ? that which drops, a drop, fr. ? 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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