| 单词 | culm |
| 释义 | culm1[ kuhlm ] / kʌlm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR culm ON THESAURUS.COM nouncoal dust; slack. anthracite, especially of inferior grade. Origin of culm11300–50; Middle English colme, probably equivalent to colcoal + -m suffix of uncertain meaning (compare -m in Old English fæthm fathom, wæstm growth) Words nearby culmcullis, Cullman, Culloden, Culloden Moor, cully, culm, culmen, culmicolous, culmiferous, culminant, culminate Definition for culm (2 of 2)culm2 [ kuhlm ] / kʌlm / nouna stem or stalk, especially the jointed and usually hollow stem of grasses. verb (used without object)to grow or develop into a culm. Origin of culm21650–60; <Latin culmus stalk; akin to calamus, haulm Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for culmBritish Dictionary definitions for culm (1 of 3)culm1 / (kʌlm) / noun miningcoal-mine waste inferior anthracite Word Origin for culmC14: probably related to coal British Dictionary definitions for culm (2 of 3)culm2 / (kʌlm) / nounthe hollow jointed stem of a grass or sedge Word Origin for culmC17: from Latin culmus stalk; see haulm British Dictionary definitions for culm (3 of 3)Culm Culm Measuresnouna formation consisting mainly of shales and sandstone deposited during the Carboniferous period in parts of Europe Word Origin for CulmC19: from culm 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for culmculm [ kŭlm ] The stem of a grass or similar plant. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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