Sta*lag"mite (?), n. [Gr. &?; that which
drops, a drop, fr. &?; to drop; cf. F. stalagmite.]
(Geol.) A deposit more or less resembling an inverted
stalactite, formed by calcareous water dropping on the floors of
caverns; hence, a similar deposit of other material.
Sta*lag"mite (?), n. [Gr. &?; that which
drops, a drop, fr. &?; to drop; cf. F. stalagmite.]
(Geol.) A deposit more or less resembling an inverted
stalactite, formed by calcareous water dropping on the floors of
caverns; hence, a similar deposit of other material.