Usually means: Mineral formations growing in caves.
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  1. helictite: Merriam-Webster
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  3. helictite: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. helictite: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  7. Helictite: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. helictite: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words

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Definitions from Wiktionary (helictite)

▸ noun:  A speleothem found in limestone caves that changes its axis from the vertical at one or more stages during its growth.

Similar:
anthodite, speleothem, hillite, speleotherm, stalactite, stalagmite, helvine, heliophyllite, stylolite, ehlite, more...

Types:
forked, twisted, curved, straight, spiral, knobby, branched, needle-like, feathery, more...

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Similar:
anthodite, speleothem, hillite, speleotherm, stalactite, stalagmite, helvine, heliophyllite, stylolite, ehlite, more...

Types:
forked, twisted, curved, straight, spiral, knobby, branched, needle-like, feathery, more...



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