Culm
[kʌlm]
Definition
(n.) The stalk or stem of grain and grasses (including the bamboo), jointed and usually hollow.
(n.) Mineral coal that is not bituminous; anthracite, especially when found in small masses.
(n.) The waste of the Pennsylvania anthracite mines, consisting of fine coal, dust, etc., and used as fuel.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Stalk (of corn, grasses, &c.), stem.[2]. Glance-coal, blind-coal, hard-coal, anthracite (in small particles).
Edited by Bernice
Definition
n. coal-dust: name given in some parts of England to anthracite or stone-coal.—adj. Culmif′erous producing culm.
n. the stalk or stem of corn or of grasses.—v.i. to form a culm.—adj. Culmif′erous having a culm.
Editor: Lora