culm

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈkəlm 

: refuse coal screenings : slack

culm

2 of 2

noun (2)

: a monocotyledonous stem (as of a grass or sedge)

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English

Noun (2)

Latin culmus stalk — more at haulm

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

circa 1657, in the meaning defined above