stalagmite
noun
a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, more or less resembling an inverted stalactite, formed on the floor of a cave or the like by the dripping of percolating calcareous water.
stalagmitic
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a word derived from
stalagmite.
Example Sentences
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On the left you are suddenly confronted by a stalagmitic formation so large and so grand that all others are dwarfed into insignificance.
From Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Luella Agnes Owen
That this cave had been enlarged by a partial sinking of the floor is not improbable, as broken stalagmitic columns, and pillars like broken shafts, once probably in contact with the roof, are still apparent.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Thomas Mitchell
But the present floor contains no vestiges of breccia fallen from the roof, nor any remains of the stalagmitic crust once adhering to the sides, which are both therefore probably deposited below the present floor.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Thomas Mitchell
Sampson's Palace is the next room in order: here we see some stalagmitic water formation on the left wall and the ceiling is one of the most beautiful yet seen on the trip.
From Cave Regions of the Ozarks and Black Hills by Luella Agnes Owen
The floor consisted of the same reddish earth, but a thick stalagmitic crust extended for a short distance from a gigantic stalactite at the further end of the cavern.
From Three Expeditions into the Interior of Eastern Australia, Volume 2 by Thomas Mitchell
