haulm

 
Pronunciation: /hɔːm/

noun

  • a stalk or stem.
  • [mass noun] the stalks or stems collectively of peas, beans, or potatoes without the pods or tubers, as used for animal bedding: potato haulm

Origin:

Old English healm, halm, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch halm and German Halm, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin culmus 'stalk' and Greek kalamos 'reed'