The stalk or stem of grain and grasses (including the bamboo), jointed and usually hollow.
Mineral coal that is not bituminous; anthracite, especially when found in small masses.
The waste of the Pennsylvania anthracite mines, consisting of fine coal, dust, etc., and used as fuel.
the stem of a grass or grass-like plant
The stem of grasses and sedges.
The peculiar aerial stem which bears flowers, found in grasses, sedges, and rushes.
n. (L. culmus, a stalk, stem) the stalk or stem for such plants as grasses and sedges, usually jointed and hollow.
The elongated stem of a grass usually supporting the inflorescence.
The jointed grass stem, composed of nodes, internodes, leaves, and axillary buds.
the specialized stem of grasses, sedges, and rushes
stem of plants of the Gramineae
a formation of shales and sandstones occurring between productive coal measures, and thus deposited during the Carboniferous epoch; the word possibly stems from Old English col 'coal', meaning however, coal-mining waste.
Waste from Pennsylvania anthracite preparation plants, consisting of coarse rock fragments containing as much as 30 percent small-sized coal; sometimes defined as including very fine coal particles called silt. Its heat value ranges from 8 to 17 million Btu per short ton.
The above-ground stem of a grass. Referred to as the stem in this treatment.
The stem or stalk of a grass or sedge. Usually has a seed head at the top.
The characteristic hollow and jointed stem of a bamboo or grass..
an aerial stem; in grasses, sedges, rushes, etc., the stem bearing the inflorescence.
The hollow stem of grasses and bamboos.
the above ground 'stalk' of the bamboo, often called the cane
The jointed stem of a grass that supports the leaves and elevates the flowering structure.
particular facies of Dinantian characterized by the association of schists, sandstones, graywackes, rare limestones and acidic volcanic rocks (lava and tuff).
(pl. culms): Stem of a grass plant.
the main stem of the Graminae (grasses). The stem of a bamboo is also referred as a cane.
Flowering and fruiting stems of grasses and sedges.
The aerial stem of a grass, sedge, or other grass-like plants.
The hollow or pithy (non-woody) stem found in grasses and sedges.