culm ( synonym found)
Definition of culm:

(n) : waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel; slack; the stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge
"1962: because, upon hearing him out, she sank down on the lawn in an impossible posture, examining a grass culm and frowning, he had taken his words back at once -- Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire"
Definition of culm:

(n) : waste coal, used as a poor quality fuel; slack; the stem of a plant, especially of grass or sedge
"1962: because, upon hearing him out, she sank down on the lawn in an impossible posture, examining a grass culm and frowning, he had taken his words back at once -- Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire"
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