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Definition of 'culm'English
Etymology 1
Perhaps related to (coal). Perhaps from (etyl) , applied to this species of coal, which is much found in balls or knots in some parts of Wales: compare Old English culme.
Noun
waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel; slack.
* 1887 , Homer Greene, Burnham Breaker , Chapter XXI:
- Here he lay down on a place soft with culm , to take his contemplated rest, and, before he was aware of it, sleep had descended on him, overpowered him, and bound him fast.
anthracite, especially when found in small masses
Etymology 2
Borrowed from (etyl) culmus .
Noun
( en-noun)
(botany) the stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge
* 1962 , , page 150:
- ...because, upon hearing him out, she sank down on the lawn in an impossible posture, examining a grass culm and frowning, he had taken his words back at once;...
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