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culm

1

[ kuhlm ]

noun

  1. coal dust; slack.
  2. anthracite, especially of inferior grade.


culm

2

[ kuhlm ]

noun

  1. a stem or stalk, especially the jointed and usually hollow stem of grasses.

verb (used without object)

  1. to grow or develop into a culm.

Culm

1

noun

  1. a formation consisting mainly of shales and sandstone deposited during the Carboniferous period in parts of Europe


culm

2

/ kʌlm /

noun

  1. the hollow jointed stem of a grass or sedge

culm

3

/ kʌlm /

noun

  1. coal-mine waste
  2. inferior anthracite

culm

/ kŭlm /

  1. The stem of a grass or similar plant.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of culm1

1300–50; Middle English colme, probably equivalent to col coal + -m suffix of uncertain meaning (compare -m in Old English fæthm fathom, wæstm growth)

Origin of culm2

1650–60; < Latin culmus stalk; akin to calamus, haulm

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Word History and Origins

Origin of culm1

C19: from culm 1

Origin of culm2

C17: from Latin culmus stalk; see haulm

Origin of culm3

C14: probably related to coal

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Example Sentences

Bamboo stems, or culms, give the tarantula ready-made burrows and nests.

This spider therefore relies on other animals or natural forces to create an entry hole in the culm.

Once inside the culm, these spiders build a “retreat tube,” Chomphuphuang says.

The men—the lime-burners—were not long gone, and the culm was still burning.

Anthracite or Culm is a kind of coal containing 90 per cent.

The sides and top are covered with culm or slack, and the heap is kindled from certain openings towards the circumference.

The Culm used to be a good river at Culmstock, tormented already by a factory, but not strangled as yet by a railroad.

How it is now the present writer does not know, and is afraid to ask, having heard of a vile "Culm Valley Line."

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