Cul*mif"er*ous (k?l-m?f"?r-?s), a. [L. culmus stalk or stem + -ferous: cf. F. culmifŔre.] Having jointed stems or culms.
Cul*mif"er*ous (kŭl*m&ibreve;f"&etilde;r*ŭs), a.[2d culm + -ferous.] (Min.) Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.
Cul"mi*nal (kŭl"m&ibreve;*nal), a. Pertaining to a culmen.
Cul"mi*nant (-nant), a. Being vertical, or at the highest point of altitude; hence, predominant. [R.]
Cul"mi*nate (kŭl"m&ibreve;*nāt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Culminated (-nā`t&eucr;d); p. pr. & vb. n. Culminating (-nā`t&ibreve;ng.] [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.