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stalagmite

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Noun
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stal=ag=mite

CIDE DICTIONARY

stalagmiten. [Gr. sta`lagma that which drops, a drop, fr. stala`zein to drop: cf. F. stalagmite.].
     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.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

stalagmite, n. a deposit of calcium carbonate formed by the dripping of water into the shape of a large inverted icicle rising from the floor of a cave etc., often uniting with a stalactite.

Derivative
stalagmitic adj.
Etymology
mod.L stalagmites f. Gk stalagma a drop f. stalasso (as STALACTITE)

ROGET THESAURUS

stalagmite

Lining

N lining, inner coating, coating, stalactite, stalagmite, filling, stuffing, wadding, padding, wainscot, parietes, wall, lined.


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