halm
[hawm]
/hɔm/
noun
1.
haulm
.
British Dictionary definitions for
halm
halm
/
hɔːm
/
noun
1.
a variant spelling of
haulm
haulm
/
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
Word Origin
Old English
healm;
related to Old Norse
halmr,
Old High German
halm
stem, straw, Latin
culmus
stalk, Greek
kalamos
reed, Old Slavonic
slama
straw