Definition of "culms" []

• Plural form of culm. (noun)

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• "The stems, or 'culms', can range in height from a few centimetres to 40 metres, with stem diameters ranging from 1 mm to 30 cm."
• "In the fall, nutrients are shunted from the leaves and culms down to the rhizosphere for winter storage."
• "The jointed stems (culms) are round or flattened (never triangular); they are usually hollow except at the nodes (points on the stem from which leaves arise), where they are solid."