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haulm Definition

haulm (hôm)

noun

  1. the stalks or stems of cultivated cereal plants, beans, peas, etc., esp. after the crop has been gathered
  2. straw or hay used for thatching, bedding, etc.
  3. a stem of grass or grain

Etymology: ME halm < OE healm, halm, straw, akin to Ger halm < IE *olemos, reed, cane > Gr kalamos, L culmus

haulm Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • cut: If your area is prone to blight, cut the haulm in later summer and burn it; lift the potatoes two weeks later.
  • see: To the left you can see the haulm over the compost heap.

Modifies a noun

  • growth: Giving later planted crops now meeting along rows and speeding through rapid haulm growth the right kind of protection is important too.
  • desiccant: The increase in quantity of pesticides used in 1996 was attributed to increased use of sulphuric acid as a potato haulm desiccant.

Noun used with modifier

potato: Infected potato haulms ( foliage ) may be composted in a good active heap.

Browse dictionary entries near haulm

  1. ‹ haulier
  2. ‹ haulage
  3. ‹ haul off
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  6. ‹ haughtiness
  7. ‹ hauberk
  8. ‹ haubergeon
  9. ‹ Hattie
  10. ‹ Hatteras
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