Cul-mīf’er-oūs, a.

a. [Fr. culmifère, It. culmifero, from Lat. culmus, stalk or stem, and ferre, to bear.]

1. Bearing culms, or producing straw; related to wheat, rye, &c., which produce straw, and are culmiferous plants.
2. (Min.) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance-coal.