STALAGMITE


Meaning of STALAGMITE in English

noun Etymology: New Latin ~s, from Greek stalagma drop or stalagmos dripping, from stalassein to let drip Date: 1681 a deposit of calcium carbonate like an inverted stalactite formed on the floor of a cave by the drip of calcareous water, stalagmitic adjective

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