What does "stalagmite" mean?

A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.

What is a synonym for "stalagmite"?

Common synonyms include: calcite column, crust, dripstone, incrustation, mineral pillar, scab.

Pronounced //stəˈlæɡˌmaɪt//.

/stəˈlæɡˌmaɪt/ noun

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Noun

1
A secondary mineral deposit of calcium carbonate or other mineral, in shapes similar to icicles, that lies on the ground of a cave.
"In one place, near at hand, a stalagmite had been slowly growing up from the ground for ages, builded by the water-drip from a stalactite overhead."
2
a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave wordnet

"What is the difference between a stalactite and a stalagmite?"

From New Latin stalagmitēs, from Ancient Greek στάλαγμα (stálagma, “drop”) or σταλαγμός (stalagmós, “dripping”).