noun
- a cone-shaped deposit of minerals that forms on the floor of a cave from water dripping from above
Usage: geology
Examples
- The cave was filled with impressive stalagmites rising from the ground.
- Over thousands of years, mineral-rich water created tall stalagmites on the cave floor.
- Tourists marveled at the stalagmites that had grown several feet high.
- The stalagmite formed directly below a stalactite hanging from the ceiling.
- Geologists studied the layers in the stalagmite to understand past climate conditions.
- The largest stalagmite in the cavern was over ten feet tall.