culmus

culmus, i, m. [kindr. with culmen],

• a stalk, stem, esp. of grain, straw, Varr. R. R. 1, 48, 3 (Cod. Vindob. culmen); Cic. Sen. 15, 51; Verg. G. 1, 111; 1, 317 al.—Of other plants: milii, panici, Plin. 18, 7, 10, § 52: holci, id. 27, 10, 63, § 90: lilii, Stat. S. 3, 3, 128.

culmus, ī, m. (v. cello, wie culmen), der Halm, a) des Getreides, Cic. de sen. 51. Verg. georg. 1, 111 u.a.: Cerealis, die Ähre, Verg. georg. 2, 517: dah. Stroh, Strohdach, Sidon. epist. 7, 17, 2: Romuleo recens horrebat regia culmo, Verg. Aen. 8, 654. – b) der Stengel anderer Pflanzen, fabae, Col. 12, 15, 3: milii et panici, Plin. 18, 52: liliae, Stat. silv. 3, 3, 128. – ➳ Nbf. culmum, ī, n., Nep. nach Auct. inc. de dub. nom. 576, 12.

1 culmus [CL] 1 haulm, corn-stalk, bundle of thatch. b (collect.) stubble; cf. calamus 1c. septenas spicarum glumulas fertilis ~i summitate maturescentes [cf. Gen. xli 22–24] Aldh. Met. (prol.) 2; GlC C 939 (v. culmen 1a); 9‥ ~us, i. stramen spicarum ‥, healm vel stela GlH C 2180; mollis abest culmus, sed bajula palmitis ulmus / inter eas [vites] crescit R. Cant. Malch. V 528; si se dilataverit~us, si spica ferax precesserit Ailr. Serm. 409D; dum grana ‥ ~is viridantibus in aristas consurgerent R. Cold. Godr. 62; 1505 (v. culminarius).  b ~o [glchaume] Neckam Ut. 110 (v. calamus 1a); 1211 de ij s. de ~o et arundine Pipe Wint. 165. 2 (? infl. by culmen or cumulus) roof. 1236 faciat habere ‥ maeremium ad ~um cujusdam capelle et ad ~um cujusdam stabuli et ad ~os ij garitarum faciendos Cl 309; 1240 fieri facias ‥ aliam cameram ad opus regine nostre ‥, que contigua sit camere nostre et sub eodem ~o Liberate 14 m. 22; 1260 domus magna Torald; domus parva dejuxta sub eodem ~o, que fuit Willelmi (Rental) Cart. Osney III 104. 3 (? by conf. w. culmen) dignity, eminence. ~us, wyrð GlC C 943.

2 culmus [ME culme] , ‘culm’, coal-dust, slack. 1348 dim. partem minere carbonum marinorum et ~orum Rec. Nott. I 144.

culmus, (12) ī, m. , tige, a) [du blé] tuyau de blé, chaume : Cic. CM 51 ; Virg. G. 1, 111 ; b) [des autres plantes] : Col. Rust. 12, 15, 3 || [fig.] chaume, toit de chaume : Virg. En. 8, 654.

culmus , i. m.
禾草。禾稈。茅。

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culmus, i, m.: stelo, gambo.

culmus ī, m

• 2 CEL-, a stalk, stem, straw, C.: Cerealis, V.: Romuleus, the thatched roof of, V.: torum sternere culmo, Iu.: ita culmo surgeret (Ceres) alto, i. e. the grain, H.