haulm
or halm
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
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How to use haulm in a sentence
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)Asparagus haulm should also be cut and carried off the ground, and the beds dunged.
The Present Picture of New South Wales (1811) | David Dickinson MannIt is next to impossible to grow them too well; for if the haulm runs up higher than usual, the produce will be the finer.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition | Sutton and SonsAnother frequent means of dissemination is caused by consigning infected haulm to the waste heap instead of to the fire.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition | Sutton and SonsThe first application should be given towards the end of June or early in July, immediately the haulm is sufficiently developed.
The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots, 16th Edition | Sutton and Sons
British Dictionary definitions for haulm
halm
/ (hɔːm) /
the stems or stalks of beans, peas, potatoes, grasses, etc, collectively, as used for thatching, bedding, etc
a single stem of such a plant
Origin of haulm
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