1. Noun
The stalk or stem of grain and grasses (including the bamboo), jointed and usually hollow.
2. Noun
Mineral coal that is not bituminous; anthracite, especially when found in small masses.
3. Noun
The waste of the Pennsylvania anthracite mines, consisting of fine coal, dust, etc., and used as fuel.
4. Noun
stem of plants of the Gramineae
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