How to pronounce culm
American English pronunciation
KULM
- IPA
- /ˈkʌlm/
- Syllables
- KULM (1 syllable)
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What culm means
The stem of a grass or grain plant
In a sentence: Each culm of wheat stood tall and hollow, topped with a heavy head of grain.
Where it comes from: For the plant stem, it comes from the Latin word culmus, meaning stalk. A different word with the same spelling means waste coal.
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