haulm
[hawm]
/hɔm/
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.
Also,
halm
.
Origin
before 900;
Middle English
halm,
Old English
healm;
cognate with
Dutch,
German
halm,
Old Norse
halmr;
akin to
Latin
culmus
stalk,
Greek
kálamos
reed
British Dictionary definitions for
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