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▪ I. culmiferous, a.1 Geol.|kʌlˈmɪfərəs| [f. culm1 + -iferous, after carboniferous.] Containing or producing culm or impure anthracite.
1837Sedgwick & Murchison in Trans. Geol. Soc. V. 670 In North Devon, the beds of the highest group..pass regularly under the base of the culmiferous rocks. Ibid. 664 The culmiferous series. 1841J. Trimmer Pract. Geol. 209 The culmiferous rocks of Devonshire. ▪ II. culˈmiferous, a.2 Bot. [ad. L. type *culmifer (f. culmus culm2 + -fer bearing) + -ous.] Of grasses: Having a jointed hollow stalk.
1704Ray in Harris Lex. Techn., Plants §23 Culmiferous Plants are such as have a smooth hollow jointed Stalk, with one long sharp-pointed Leaf at each Joint. 1707Sloane Jamaica I. 102 Herbs..which are culmiferous, are divided into those with large seeds, or Corns, and those with lesser seeds, called Grasses. 1862Beveridge Hist. India II. iv. v. 156 Among culmiferous plants the first place belongs to rice. |