culm

(kulm)

noun

Origin: northern Brit dial. < ME colme, culme < ? OE col, coal + ? suffix as in fæthm, fathom

noun

the jointed stem of various grasses, usually hollow

Origin: L culmus, a stalk, stem < IE *kolemos < Gr kalamos, reed, Ger halm, blade (of grass)

intransitive verb

to grow or develop into a culm

See culm in American Heritage Dictionary 4

culm¹

noun

The stem of a grass or similar plant.

Origin: Latin culmus, stalk.

culm²

noun

Origin: Middle English colme, coal dust, perhaps from Old English col, coal.

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