stalagmite.

A mineral formation that rises from a cave floor, usually as dripping water leaves material behind.

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Words that belong together

• limestone stalagmite
• stalagmites on the floor

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Their lights picked out stalagmites beside the narrow passage.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting / environment. Forms: Singular stalagmite; plural stalagmites. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.