culm

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noun

Plural noun:

culms

1.
(countable, uncountable)Waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel.
Holonyms: spoils, tailings
Đồng nghĩa: slack
2.
(countable, uncountable)The spoils from which such low-quality coal can be retrieved.
culm dump
culm pile
Đồng nghĩa: tailings
3.
(countable, uncountable)Anthracite, especially when found in small masses.
4.
(botany) The stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge.

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slack tailingsslack#Etymology_5

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culmiferouscoom

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From Middle English culme, colme (fragments of coal), of origin. Probably from Old English *colm, related to col. Alternatively, perhaps from Welsh cwlm (knot or tie), applied to this species of coal, which is much found in balls or knots in some parts of Wales.