dripstone

English Thesaurus

1. a protective drip that is made of stone (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	drip, drip mold, drip mould,
definition	:	(architecture) a projection from a cornice or sill designed to protect the area below from rainwater (as over a window or doorway) (noun.artifact)

2. the form of calcium carbonate found in stalactites and stalagmites (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	calcium carbonate,
definition	:	a salt found in nature as chalk or calcite or aragonite or limestone (noun.substance)

substance meronym	:	stalactite,
definition	:	a cylinder of calcium carbonate hanging from the roof of a limestone cave (noun.object)

substance meronym	:	stalagmite,
definition	:	a cylinder of calcium carbonate projecting upward from the floor of a limestone cave (noun.object)