stəˈlagˌmīt, -ˈlaig- sometimes ˈstaləg-; usu -īd.+V noun
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Etymology: New Latin stalagmites, from Greek stalagma drop, stalagmos dropping, dripping + Latin -ites -ite; akin to Greek stalassein to let drop, drip — more at stale (urine)
1.
a. : a deposit of crystalline calcium carbonate more or less like an inverted stalactite formed on the floor of a cave by the drip of water saturated with calcium bicarbonate and often uniting with a stalactite in a complete column
b. : limestone so formed
2. : a similar formation of some other material