CULM

Culm

Culm, in botanical context, originally referred to a stem of any type of plant. It is derived from the Latin word for 'stalk' and now specifically refers to the above-ground or aerial stems of grasses and sedges.

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culm

Noun

  1. waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel; slack.
  2. anthracite, especially when found in small masses

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. the stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge


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