stem or culm
1Culm — (k[u^]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. [1913 Webster] …
2culm — culm1 [kulm] n. [northern Brit dial. < ME colme, culme < ? OE col, COAL + ? suffix as in fæthm, FATHOM] 1. waste material from coal screenings or washings 2. fine pieces of anthracite coal culm2 [kulm] n. [L culmus, a …
3Culm — may refer to: Culm (plant), the stem of any type of plant Culm Measures, a geological formation of England River Culm, in Mid Devon, England the German name for Chełmno, Poland, also spelled Kulm a term used for fine grained waste from anthracite …
4culm — I [[t]kʌlm[/t]] n. 1) min coal dust; slack 2) min anthracite, esp. of inferior grade • Etymology: 1300–50; ME colme, prob. =col coal+ msuffix of uncert. meaning; cf. m in OEfæthmfathom, wæstmgrowth II culm [[t]kʌlm[/t]] n. 1) bot a stem or stalk …
5culm — culm1 /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)] culm2 /kulm/, n. 1 …
6culm — I. /kʌlm/ (say kulm) noun 1. coal dust; slack. 2. anthracite, especially of inferior grade. {variant of coom soot} II. /kʌlm/ (say kulm) noun 1. a stem or stalk, especially the jointed and usually hollow stem of grasses. –verb (i) 2. to grow or… …
7Culm (plant) — This article is about the plant part. For other uses see Culm disambiguation. Culm, in botanical context, originally referred to a stem of any type of plant. It is derived from the Latin word for stalk (culmus) and now specifically refers to the… …
8stem — Synonyms and related words: IC analysis, Maypole, V, accidence, accrue from, adjutage, advance, affiliation, affix, affixation, affront, allomorph, animal kingdom, ankle, antagonize, anthrophore, apparentation, arise, arise from, arrest, ascender …
9culm — noun /kʌlm/ a) waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel; slack. ...because, upon hearing him out, she sank down on the lawn in an impossible posture, examining a grass culm and frowning, he had taken his words back at once;... b) the stem of a… …
10stem — I n 1. stalk, trunk, caudex, culm, Brit. haulm, cane, colamus, quill, Bot. caulis, Bot. caulicle, Bot. axis; leafstalk, Bot. petiole, Bot. petiolule, Biol. pedicle, Bot. pedicel, Both Bot., Zool. footstalk, peduncle, Both Bot. funicle, funiculus …
