Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for STA-LAG'MITE
STA-LAG'MITE, n. [L. stalagmium, a drop; Gr. σταλαγμος, supra.]
A deposit of earthy or calcarious matter, formed by drops on the floors of caverns. – Encyc. Woodward.
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