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Definition of: stalagmite
(stə·lag′mīt) noun
1. An incrustation, usually cylindrical, or conical, on the floor of a cavern: the counterpart of a stalactite, often fusing with it into the stalactite column.
2. Any similar formation. [<NL stalagmites <Gk. stalagmos a dripping <stalassein drip]
—stal·ag·mit·ic (stal′əg·mit′ik) or ·i·cal adjective
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