Haulm
(ha̤m)
,
[OE.
halm
, AS.
healm
; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw.
halm
, Icel.
hālmr
, L.
calamus
reed, cane, stalk, Gr.
καλαμός
. Cf.
Excel
,
Culminate
,
Culm
,
Shawm
,
Calamus
.]
The denuded stems or stalks of such crops as buckwheat and the cereal grains, beans, etc.; straw.