stalagmite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.

/stəˈlæɡˌmaɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-stalagmite.wav /ˈstæl.əɡˌmaɪt/

stalagmite stalagmites

From New Latin stalagmitēs, from Ancient Greek στάλαγμα (stálagma, “drop”) or σταλαγμός (stalagmós, “dripping”).

speleothem calthemite

stalagmitic stalagmitical stalagmitically substalagmite

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