The stem or stalk of grain or other plants, especially after the grain has been harvested; plant stalks collectively.
From Old English 'healm' meaning 'straw' or 'stem,' related to Old Norse 'hálmr.' The word has remained virtually unchanged for over a thousand years in English dialects.
Haulm was incredibly important to pre-industrial farmers—the stalks were used for bedding, thatching, and animal feed, so nothing from the harvest was wasted; the word reveals a zero-waste agricultural world.
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