stalagmite

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈstæl.əɡˌmaɪt/    美 /stəˈlæɡˌmaɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.

词形变化

stalagmites plural

词源

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