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STALAGMITE
A deposit more or smaller resembling an inverted stalactite, formed by calcareouswater dropping on the floors of caverns; hence, a similardeposit of another material.
Origin: Gr. That which drops, a drop, fr. To drop; cf. F. Stalagmite.
Source: Websters Vocabulary