Associations to the word «Culm»

Wiktionary

CULM, noun. Waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel; slack.
CULM, noun. Anthracite, especially when found in small masses
CULM, noun. (botany) the stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge
CULM, proper noun. A German bishopric, founded in 1234.

Dictionary definition

CULM, noun. Stem of plants of the Gramineae.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley