stalagmiticadj.
/stalaɡˈmɪtɪk/ Formed in the same way as a stalagmite, composed of stalagmites or having their form or character.
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the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > rock formations > [adjective] > stiria > having the form of stalagmites
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1772 Banks in Pennant's Tour Scot. (1774) 302 A yellow stalagmitic matter has exuded.
1811 J. Pinkerton Petralogy II. 501 More commonly this calcareous substance lines the cavities under the stalagmitic form.
1824 Ann. Reg. 238* A stalagmitic incrustation.
1862 D. Wilson Prehist. Man iii. 46 A thick stalagmitic flooring.
1883 Rudler in Encycl. Brit. XV. 529 Stalagmitic marbles.
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