STALAGMITE
\stˈalɐɡmˌa͡ɪt], \stˈalɐɡmˌaɪt], \s_t_ˈa_l_ɐ_ɡ_m_ˌaɪ_t]\
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By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A cone of carbonate of lime on the floor of a cavern, formed by the dripping of water from the roof.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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Stalagmitic.
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An incrustation on the floor of a cavern; the counterpart of a cavern; the counterpart of a stalactite, often rising to join it.
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Stalagmitical.
By James Champlin Fernald
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