culm

Speech parts

1. culm - Noun

2. Culm - Proper noun

Meaning

The stalk or stem of grain and grasses (including the bamboo), jointed and usually hollow.

Mineral coal that is not bituminous; anthracite, especially when found in small masses.

The waste of the Pennsylvania anthracite mines, consisting of fine coal, dust, etc., and used as fuel.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ash slack smut rag char cinder fuel carbon coal stem shaft spark charcoal stalk bitumen
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Antonyms

base basis whole middle core root
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Hypernyms

stem stalk

Anagrams

clum MCLU

Examples

Harvesting of bamboo is typically undertaken according to these cycles: 1) Lifecycle of the culm: As each individual culm goes through a 5– to 7-year lifecycle, culms are ideally allowed to reach this level of maturity prior to full capacity harvesting. Source: Internet

In the next year, the pulpy wall of each culm slowly hardens. Source: Internet

The shoot is now considered a fully mature culm. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Cullum's bumblebee cully cullyism Culm Valley Culman Culmann