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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024halm (hôm),USA pronunciation n. - haulm.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: halm /hɔːm/ n - a variant spelling of haulm
haulm (hôm),USA pronunciation n. - stems or stalks collectively, as of grain or of peas, beans, or hops, esp. as used for litter or thatching.
- Botanya single stem or stalk.
Also, halm. - bef. 900; Middle English halm, Old English healm; cognate with Dutch, German halm, Old Norse halmr; akin to Latin culmus stalk, Greek kálamos reed
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: haulm, halm /hɔːm/ n - the stems or stalks of beans, peas, potatoes, grasses, etc, collectively, as used for thatching, bedding, etc
- a single stem of such a plant
Etymology: Old English healm; related to Old Norse halmr, Old High German halm stem, straw, Latin culmus stalk, Greek kalamos reed, Old Slavonic slama straw |