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halm

(hɔːm)
n
(Botany) a variant spelling of haulm
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haulm

or halm

(hɔm)

n.
stems or stalks collectively, as of grain or of peas, beans, or hops.
[before 900; Middle English halm, Old English healm, c. Old Saxon, Old High German halm, Old Norse halmr; akin to Latin culmus stalk, Greek kálamos reed]
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Noun1.halm - stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding
stalk, stem - a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ
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