- plural of stalagmite.
stalagmites
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Stalagmites grow very slowly.
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The stalactites and stalagmites of Sequoia National Park’s Crystal Cave, a sprawling subterranean wonder that’s been closed for four years, will be accessible again this summer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025
This information is locked into the stalagmites over time.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2023
All you have to do is journey 170 feet below the surface through a series of limestone caverns filled with stalactites and stalagmites.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2023
One of her areas of expertise is paleoclimatology, and she has traveled the world tracking climatic changes over centuries using corals and cave stalagmites.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 3, 2023
Following the fixed line, I meandered through a vertical maze of crystalline blue stalagmites.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
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