Defn: Having jointed stems or culms.
CULMIFEROUS
Cul*mif"er*ous (kl-mf"r-s), a.Etym: [2d culm + -ferous.] (Min.)
Defn: Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
CULMINAL
Cul"mi*nal (kl"m-nal), a.
Defn: Pertaining to a culmen.
CULMINANT
Cul"mi*nant (-nant), a.
Defn: Being vertical, or at the highest point of altitude; hence, predominant. [R.]
CULMINATE Cul"mi*nate (kl"m-nt), v. i. [imp. & p.p. Culminated (-n`td); p. pr. & vb. n. Culminating (-n Etym: [L. cuimen top or ridge. See Column.]
1. To reach its highest point of altitude; to come to the meridian; to be vertical or directly overhead. As when his beams at noon Culminate from the equator. Milton.
2. To reach the highest point, as of rank, size, power, numbers, etc. The reptile race culminated in the secondary era. Dana. The house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating. Motley.