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

Where the disease is very rife it attacks haulm as well as tubers, and a yellowish-green mass may sometimes be found just above or just below the surface of the soil.

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

Oh, there! strong flame—coming crackling up through those smothering heaps of stick and haulm; it won't be kept down; it rises in the wind; it is a red flaring banner.

From The Stokesley Secret by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

He supposes that the insect lived five years, and fed on green haulm: by the last particular, it is not improbable he meant the leaves of the mulberry tree.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William

In other instances the haulm of the seed is left in the field so that the cattle have access to it.

From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Shaw, Thomas

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