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    STALAGMITE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone caveplay

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

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

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

    Meronyms (substance of "stalagmite"):

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

    Holonyms ("stalagmite" 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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