flowstone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A secondary layered mineral deposit of calcite or other mineral, formed by water flowing down the walls and along the floor of a cave.

Word forms

flowstone flowstones

Etymology

From flow + stone.

Related words

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