haulm

or halm

[hawm]

noun

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

a single stem or stalk.

Origin of haulm

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

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Examples from the Web for haulm

Historical Examples of haulm

In other instances the haulm of the seed is left in the field so that the cattle have access to it.
Clovers and How to Grow Them
Thomas Shaw
These form better coverings than straw or haulm, which is liable to become musty, and communicate the effect to the roots.
The American Flower Garden Directory
Thomas Hibbert
The haulm, when the seed crop has been well saved, has some feeding value, especially for cattle.
Clovers and How to Grow Them
Thomas Shaw
I have used, with advantage, the haulm of beans cut into lengths of about an inch.
The different modes of cultivating the pine-apple
John Claudius Loudon
He had theories as to hilling potatoes, or rather as to not hilling them until the ground could be drawn round the haulm wet.
Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer
George Sturt (AKA George Bourne)

British Dictionary definitions for haulm

haulm

halm

noun

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

a single stem of such a plant

Word Origin for haulm

Old English healm; related to Old Norse halmr, Old High German halm stem, straw, Latin culmus stalk, Greek kalamos reed, Old Slavonic slama straw

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