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English Dictionary: Culm by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
culm
n
  1. stem of plants of the Gramineae
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Culm \Culm\ (k[ucr]lm), n. [L. culmus stalk, stem; akin to
      calamus. See{Halm}.] (Bot.)
      The stalk or stem of grain and grasses (including the
      bamboo), jointed and usually hollow.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Culm \Culm\, n. [Perh. from W. cwlm knot or tie, applied to this
      species of coal, which is much found in balls or knots in
      some parts of Wales: cf. OE. culme smoke, soot.] (Min.)
      (a) Mineral coal that is not bituminous; anthracite,
            especially when found in small masses.
      (b) The waste of the Pennsylvania anthracite mines,
            consisting of fine coal, dust, etc., and used as fuel. --
            Raymond.
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