haulm

American  

[hawm] / hɔm /

Or halm

noun

1. stems or stalks collectively, as of grain or of peas, beans, or hops, especially as used for litter or thatching.

2. a single stem or stalk.

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haulm British  

/ hɔːm /

noun

1. the stems or stalks of beans, peas, potatoes, grasses, etc, collectively, as used for thatching, bedding, etc

2. a single stem of such a plant

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Etymology

Origin of haulm

First recorded before 900; Middle English halm, Old English healm; cognate with Dutch, German halm, Old Norse halmr; akin to Latin culmus “stalk,” Greek kálamos “reed”

Example Sentences

Between these measurements, for varieties producing medium haulm, a distance of twenty-six to thirty-six inches may be allowed on good ground.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons

We have tried cutting the haulm off to within a few inches of the ground; but this, the gardener said, proved detrimental to the roots.

From Our Farm of Four Acres and the Money we Made by it by Coulton, Miss

Grass, corn, white cabbages, and lettuces, and especially buck-wheat, cut, when half ripe, and flung down in the haulm.

From Cottage Economy To Which Is Added The Poor Man's Friend by Cobbett, William

The amount of plant-food taken off in the hay and seed crops would have relatively small importance if manure and haulm were returned without unnecessary waste.

From Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement by Agee, Alva

It should always be of the same temperature as the frame, and as soon as the haulm commences to turn yellow watering must be discontinued.

From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons