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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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

culm

2

/ °ìÊŒ±ô³¾ /

noun

  1. coal-mine waste
  2. inferior anthracite
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

culm

3

/ °ìÊŒ±ô³¾ /

noun

  1. the hollow jointed stem of a grass or sedge
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

culm

/ °ìÅ­±ô³¾ /

  1. The stem of a grass or similar plant.
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˜yÐÄvlog 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 ´Úæ³Ù³ó³¾ fathom, ·Éæ²õ³Ù³¾ growth)

Origin of culm2

1650–60; < Latin culmus stalk; akin to calamus, haulm
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of culm1

C19: from culm 1

Origin of culm2

C14: probably related to coal

Origin of culm3

C17: from Latin culmus stalk; see haulm
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The research will test whether hemp can grow with acid mine water irrigation and on culm land.

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“It could also be a culm bank where they put all the refuse of the coal industry. It does look like there are trees growing on it.â€

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Both are the only mammals able to grind down culm.

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Generally, silt contains more carbon than the banks of culm.

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In harvesting her bamboo today, Ordonez selected older culms because they last longer than newer ones, she said.

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