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Webster 1913 Edition
Stalagmite
Sta-lag′mite
(stȧ-lăg′mīt)
, Noun.
[Gr.
στάλαγμα
that which drops, a drop, fr. σταλάζειν
to drop: cf. F. stalagmite
.] (Geol.)
A deposit more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed by calcareous water dropping on the floors of caverns; hence, a similar deposit of other material.
Webster 1828 Edition
Stalagmite
STALAGMITE
,Noun.