culm
1coal dust; slack.
anthracite, especially of inferior grade.
Origin of culm
1Words Nearby culm
Other definitions for culm (2 of 2)
a stem or stalk, especially the jointed and usually hollow stem of grasses.
to grow or develop into a culm.
Origin of culm
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How to use culm in a sentence
Bamboo stems, or culms, give the tarantula ready-made burrows and nests.
This newfound tarantula is the first known to make its home in bamboo | Becki Robins | March 7, 2022 | Science NewsThis spider therefore relies on other animals or natural forces to create an entry hole in the culm.
Newfound ‘bambootula’ spider lives inside bamboo stems | Becki Robins | March 4, 2022 | Science News For StudentsOnce inside the culm, these spiders build a “retreat tube,” Chomphuphuang says.
Newfound ‘bambootula’ spider lives inside bamboo stems | Becki Robins | March 4, 2022 | Science News For StudentsThe men—the lime-burners—were not long gone, and the culm was still burning.
My New Curate | P.A. SheehanAnthracite or culm is a kind of coal containing 90 per cent.
A Textbook of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. | Cornelius Beringer and John Jacob Beringer
The sides and top are covered with culm or slack, and the heap is kindled from certain openings towards the circumference.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreThe culm used to be a good river at Culmstock, tormented already by a factory, but not strangled as yet by a railroad.
Crocker's Hole | R. D. BlackmoreHow it is now the present writer does not know, and is afraid to ask, having heard of a vile "culm Valley Line."
Crocker's Hole | R. D. Blackmore
British Dictionary definitions for culm (1 of 3)
/ (kʌlm) /
coal-mine waste
inferior anthracite
Origin of culm
1British Dictionary definitions for culm (2 of 3)
/ (kʌlm) /
the hollow jointed stem of a grass or sedge
Origin of culm
2British Dictionary definitions for Culm (3 of 3)
a formation consisting mainly of shales and sandstone deposited during the Carboniferous period in parts of Europe
Origin of Culm
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Scientific definitions for culm
[ kŭlm ]
The stem of a grass or similar plant.
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