Dictionary
culm
Pronunciation: (kulm), [key]—
n.
1. coal dust; slack.
2. anthracite, esp. of inferior grade.
culm
Pronunciation: (kulm), [key]—
n.
a stem or stalk, esp. the jointed and usually hollow stem of grasses.
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v.i.
to grow or develop into a culm.
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