Meaning Of The Word Stalagmite

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stalagmite
countable noun: A stalagmite is a long piece of rock which sticks up from the floor of a cave. Stalagmites are formed by the slow dropping of water containing the mineral lime.

stalagmite in American English
a cone-shaped, secondary mineral deposit built up on the floor of a cave by dripping water, often from a stalactite above
noun: a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of percolating calcareous water

stalagmite in British English
noun: a cylindrical mass of calcium carbonate projecting upwards from the floor of a limestone cave: formed by precipitation from continually dripping water

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