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STALAGMITE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave
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)