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Noun [English]

IPA: /kʌlm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-culm.wav Forms: culms [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌlm Etymology: From Middle English culme, colme (“fragments of coal”), of uncertain origin. Probably from Old English *colm, related to Old English col (“coal”). Alternatively, perhaps from Welsh cwlm (“knot or tie”), applied to this species of coal, which is much found in balls or knots in some parts of Wales. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|culme}} Middle English culme, {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{inh|en|ang|*colm}} Old English *colm, {{cog|ang|col|t=coal}} Old English col (“coal”), {{der|en|cy|cwlm||knot or tie}} Welsh cwlm (“knot or tie”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} culm (countable and uncountable, plural culms)
  1. Waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel; slack. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-culm-en-noun-~LBxvEgO
  2. Anthracite, especially when found in small masses. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-culm-en-noun-IJptVZBt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: culmiferous
Etymology number: 1

Noun [English]

IPA: /kʌlm/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-culm.wav Forms: culms [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌlm Etymology: Borrowed from Latin culmus. Doublet of calame, calamus, and haulm; further related to caramel, chalumeau and shawm. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|culmus}} Latin culmus, {{doublet|en|calame|calamus|haulm}} Doublet of calame, calamus, and haulm Head templates: {{en-noun}} culm (plural culms)
  1. (botany) The stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge. Categories (topical): Botany, Plant anatomy Translations (stem of a grass or sedge): kõrs (Estonian), korsi (Finnish), culmo [masculine] (Italian), (kan) (alt: かん) (Japanese), kākaho (Maori), źdźbło [neuter] (Polish), стебель (stebelʹ) (Russian), соломина (solomina) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-culm-en-noun-en:stem Disambiguation of Plant anatomy: 14 14 72 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 14 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 19 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 20 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 10 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 20 26 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 26 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 14 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 14 14 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 20 26 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 19 35 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 14 72 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: culmiferous
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    "Culm (plant)"
  ],
  "word": "culm"
}

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