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culm

noun as in coal

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Bamboo stems, or culms, give the tarantula ready-made burrows and nests.

This spider therefore relies on other animals or natural forces to create an entry hole in the culm.

Once inside the culm, these spiders build a “retreat tube,” Chomphuphuang says.

The men—the lime-burners—were not long gone, and the culm was still burning.

Anthracite or Culm is a kind of coal containing 90 per cent.

The sides and top are covered with culm or slack, and the heap is kindled from certain openings towards the circumference.

The Culm used to be a good river at Culmstock, tormented already by a factory, but not strangled as yet by a railroad.

How it is now the present writer does not know, and is afraid to ask, having heard of a vile "Culm Valley Line."

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On this page you'll find 14 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to culm, such as: anthracite, ash(es), carbon, char, charcoal, and cinder.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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