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Noun

stalagmites
  1. Plural of stalagmite

Extensive Definition

A stalagmite (from the Greek stalagma ("Σταλαγμίτης"), "drop" or "drip") is a type of speleothem that rises from the floor of a limestone cave due to the dripping of mineralized solutions and the deposition of calcium carbonate. * Bashful elephant

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stalagmites in Bosnian: Stalagmit
stalagmites in Catalan: Estalagmita
stalagmites in Czech: Stalagmit
stalagmites in Danish: Stalagmit
stalagmites in German: Stalagmit
stalagmites in Modern Greek (1453-): Σταλαγμίτης
stalagmites in Spanish: Estalagmita
stalagmites in Persian: چکیده
stalagmites in French: Stalagmite
stalagmites in Hebrew: זקיף
stalagmites in Croatian: Stalagmit
stalagmites in Italian: Stalagmite
stalagmites in Georgian: სტალაგმიტი
stalagmites in Lithuanian: Stalagmitas
stalagmites in Dutch: Stalagmiet
stalagmites in Norwegian: Stalagmitt
stalagmites in Polish: Stalagmit
stalagmites in Portuguese: Estalagmite
stalagmites in Russian: Сталагмит
stalagmites in Simple English: Stalagmite
stalagmites in Slovak: Stalagmit
stalagmites in Swedish: Stalagmit
stalagmites in Ukrainian: Сталагміти
stalagmites in Chinese: 石筍
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