stalagmite
/ˈstæləgmaɪt/noun
- a mound or tapering column rising from the floor of a cave, formed of calcium salts deposited by dripping water and often uniting with a stalactite石笋。
派生词
stalagmitic
adjective词源
late 17th cent.: from modern Latin stalagmites, from Greek stalagma 'a drop', based on stalassein （see STALACTITE）.