husk

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: chaffshuckstalkstrawstubbleshell

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seedsSynonyms: chaffshuckstalkstrawstubble
  2. outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds

Verb (1)

  1. remove the husks from“husk corn”Synonyms: shell
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Husk \Husk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Husked; p. pr. & vb. n. Husking.] To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn. [1913 Webster]
Husk \Husk\ (h[u^]sk), n. [Prob. for hulsk, and from the same root as hull a husk. See Hull a husk.]

1.The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially applied to the covering of the ears of maize. [1913 Webster]

2.The supporting frame of a run of millstones. [1913 Webster]

Husks of the prodigal son (Bot.), the pods of the carob tree. See Carob. [1913 Webster]

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