CULM


Meaning of CULM in English

culm 1

/kulm/ , n.

1. coal dust; slack.

2. anthracite, esp. of inferior grade.

[ 1300-50; ME colme, prob. equiv. to col COAL + -m suffix of uncert. meaning (cf. -m in OE faethm fathom, waestm growth) ]

culm 2

/kulm/ , n.

1. a stem or stalk, esp. the jointed and usually hollow stem of grasses.

v.i.

2. to grow or develop into a culm.

[ 1650-60; culmus stalk; akin to CALAMUS, HAULM ]

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