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1. (n.) culm
coal dust; slack.
2. culm
anthracite, esp. of inferior grade.
3. (n.) culm
a stem or stalk, esp. the jointed and usu. hollow stem of grasses.
4. (v.i.) culm
to grow or develop into a culm.
Etymology: (1650–60; < L culmus stalk; akin to calamus , haulm)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) culm
stem of plants of the Gramineae
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1. (noun) culm
the stalk or stem of grain and grasses (including the bamboo), jointed and usually hollow
2. (noun) culm
mineral coal that is not bituminous; anthracite, especially when found in small masses
3. (noun) culm
the waste of the Pennsylvania anthracite mines, consisting of fine coal, dust, etc., and used as fuel
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