English → Latin
“halm” in Latin
culmusstalk, stem (of grass etc.); hay; strawcalamusa reed, cane; an object made from a reed, such as a reed pen, arrow, or fishing rod; a stalk, straw, bladestipulastalk (of plant); stubble; straw
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
halm
culmus (of the grasses; of corn, from the root to the ear; also with the ear included): calamus (PROP., a thin slender reed; then also of corn, a straw): stipula (the remainder of the halm when the corn is cut, the stubble).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for halm?
- The usual Latin words for “halm” are culmus, calamus, stipula. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.