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husk

DEFINITIONS OF: husk

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n material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

Synonyms:
chaff, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble
Types:
bran
broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
Type of:
plant material, plant substance
material derived from plants

n outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds

Types:
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cornhusk
the husk of an ear of corn
hull
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
cod, pod, seedcase
the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
bract
a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
shell
the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
calycle, calyculus, epicalyx, false calyx
a group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus
pea pod, peasecod
husk of a pea; edible in some garden peas
bracteole, bractlet
a small bract
spathe
a conspicuous bract surrounding or subtending a spadix or other inflorescence
involucre
a highly conspicuous bract or bract pair or ring of bracts at the base of an inflorescence
glume
small dry membranous bract found in inflorescences of Gramineae and Cyperaceae
Type of:
case, sheath
an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part

v remove the husks from

“husk corn”
Synonyms:
shell
Type of:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
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