culm /ˈkʌlm/ noun4 •Waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel.Here he lay down on a place soft with culm, to take his contemplated rest, and, before he was aware of it, sleep had descended on him, overpowered him, and bound him fast. — 1887 •The spoils from which such low-quality coal can be retrieved. •Anthracite, especially when found in small masses. •The stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge.[…] because, upon hearing him out, she sank down on the lawn in an impossible posture, examining a grass culm and frowning, he had taken his words back at once; […] — 1962 formsculms
