"helictite" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: helictites [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} helictite (plural helictites)
  1. A speleothem found in limestone caves that changes its axis from the vertical at one or more stages during its growth. Categories (topical): Geology Translations (speleothem): keopae (Maori), excéntrica [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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