First Known Use: 14th century
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1culm
noun \ˈkəlm\
2culm
noun
Definition of CULM
: a monocotyledonous stem (as of a grass or sedge)
Origin of CULM
Latin culmus stalk — more at haulm
First Known Use: circa 1657
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