culm
1[ kuhlm ]
/ kʌlm /
noun
coal dust; slack.
anthracite, especially of inferior grade.
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Origin of culm
11300–50; Middle English colme, probably equivalent to colcoal + -m suffix of uncertain meaning (compare -m in Old English fæthm fathom, wæstm growth)
Words nearby culm
cullis, Cullman, Culloden, Culloden Moor, cully, culm, culmen, culmicolous, culmiferous, culminant, culminate
Definition for culm (2 of 2)
culm2
[ kuhlm ]
/ kʌlm /
noun
a stem or stalk, especially the jointed and usually hollow stem of grasses.
verb (used without object)
to grow or develop into a culm.
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British Dictionary definitions for culm (1 of 3)
culm1
/ (kʌlm) /
noun mining
coal-mine waste
inferior anthracite
Word Origin for culm
C14: probably related to coal
British Dictionary definitions for culm (2 of 3)
culm2
/ (kʌlm) /
noun
the hollow jointed stem of a grass or sedge
Word Origin for culm
C17: from Latin culmus stalk; see haulm
British Dictionary definitions for culm (3 of 3)
Culm
Culm Measures
noun
a formation consisting mainly of shales and sandstone deposited during the Carboniferous period in parts of Europe
Word Origin for Culm
C19: from culm 1
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Scientific definitions for culm
culm
[ kŭlm ]
The stem of a grass or similar plant.
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