CULMIFEROUS

Etymology

Adjective

culmiferous (comparative more culmiferous, superlative most culmiferous)

(mineralogy) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.

(botany) Having jointed stems or culms.

Source: Wiktionary


Cul*mif"er*ous (kl-mf"r-s), a. Etym: [L. culmus stalk or stem + - ferous: cf. F. culmif.]

Definition: Having jointed stems or culms.

Cul*mif"er*ous (kl-mf"r-s), a.Etym: [2d culm + -ferous.] (Min.)

Definition: Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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