Original: A stalagmite (from the Greek stalagma ("&#931;&#964;&#945;&#955;&#945;&#947;&#956;&#943;&#964;&#951;&#962;"), "drop" or "drip") is a type of speleothem that rises from the floor of a limestone cave due to the dripping of mineralized solutions and the deposition of calcium carbonate.
Simplified: A stalagmitefrom the Greek stalagma ("&#931;&#964;&#945;&#955;&#945;&#947;&#956;&#943;&#964;&#951;&#962;"), "drop" or "drip" is a  form that can be found on the floor of a cave.