haulm

or halm

[ hawm ]

/ hɔm /

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.

Words nearby haulm

haulage, haulageway, haulback, hauler, haulier, haulm, haunch, haunch bone, haunt, haunted, haunting

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

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)
The residuum, after extraction of the oil, and the haulm are nutritious cattle foods.
Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products|William Bevan
When frost comes on, the boxes are protected by any kind of litter and haulm.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2|Various
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

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

British Dictionary definitions for haulm

haulm

halm

/ (hɔːm) /

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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