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haulm

Syllabification: (haulm)
Pronunciation: /hôm/

chiefly British
Definition of haulm

noun

  • a stalk or stem.
  • the stalks or stems collectively of peas, beans, or potatoes without the pods or tubers, as used for 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'

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