name
Meaning 1
A German bishopric, founded in 1234.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
culm
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈkʌlm/
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rhymes with -ʌlm
name
Meaning 2
A river in Devon, England, which joins the River Exe near Stoke Canon.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
Waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- Holonyms: spoils, tailings
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: slack
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: spoils
noun
Meaning 4
The spoils from which such low-quality coal can be retrieved.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- culm dump
- culm pile
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tailings
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
Anthracite, especially when found in small masses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 6
The stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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noun
Meaning 7
stem of plants of the Gramineae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: stalk, stem
History
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.
Borrowed from Latin culmus. Doublet of French calame, calamus, and haulm; further related to caramel, chalumeau and shawm.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Estonian: kõrs — stem of a grass or sedge
- Finnish: korsi — stem of a grass or sedge
- Italian: culmo — stem of a grass or sedge
- Japanese: 稈 (kan) — stem of a grass or sedge
- Māori: kākaho — stem of a grass or sedge
- Polish: źdźbło — stem of a grass or sedge
- Russian: стебе́ль (stebélʹ) — stem of a grass or sedge
- Russian: соло́мина (solómina) — stem of a grass or sedge
- Ottoman Turkish: صاپ (sap) — stem of a grass or sedge
- Ottoman Turkish: اوزدك (özdek) — stem of a grass or sedge