STALACTITE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Hypernyms ("stalactite" is a kind of...):

cylinder (a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line)

Meronyms (substance of "stalactite"):

dripstone (the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites)

Holonyms ("stalactite" is a part of...):

cave (a geological formation consisting of an underground enclosure with access from the surface of the ground or from the sea)

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