"needle ice" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} needle ice (uncountable)
  1. Needle-shaped columns of ice formed from groundwater by capillary action when the soil's surface temperature is above freezing and the air's surface temperature is below freezing. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-needle_ice-en-noun-XpuqC66M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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