haulm

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. noun stems of beans and peas and potatoes and grasses collectively as used for thatching and bedding

Etymology

From Middle English halm, from Old English healm, from Proto-Germanic *halmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱolh₂mos. Cognate with Ancient Greek κάλαμος (kálamos) and Latin culmus. Doublet of French calame, calamus, culm, helm (Etymology 4, stalk), and qalam.

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Synonyms

halm

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