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Stalagmite
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a cone-shaped mineral formation rising from the floor of a cave or underground structure, formed by the deposition of minerals from dripping water containing dissolved substances
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
stalagmites
Examples
Caves exhibit stalagmites, which grow upward from the cave floor due to mineral-rich water dripping from above.
