Definition of culm
: refuse coal screenings : slack
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Origin and Etymology of culm
Middle English
First Known Use: 14th century
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culm
noun
Definition of culm
: a monocotyledonous stem (as of a grass or sedge)
Origin and Etymology of culm
Latin culmus stalk — more at haulm
First Known Use: circa 1657
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