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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. n:100 n. a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave