: a monocotyledonous stem (as of a grass or sedge)
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
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Noun
The spread happens underground through rhizomes that send out culms (canes) everywhere.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 June 2025
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“Culm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/culm. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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