What is the difference between a stalactite and a stalagmite?
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Stalagmite
/stəˈlæɡˌmaɪt/
Synonyms for "stalagmite" (9 found)
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5 entriescave stalagmiteslimestone cave stalagmitesspeleothem formationstalagmite formationstalagmite growth
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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.
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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.
Source: wiktionary
Molten roofing north, lead dripping down south, stand like those immobilized columns of arctic water west, stalagmites, monked and housed or stamped and dudleyed east, in school texts.
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