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shuck

DEFINITIONS OF: shuck

1

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

Synonyms:
chaff, husk, 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

v remove from the shell

“shuck oysters”
Type of:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

v remove the shucks from

“shuck corn”
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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