what does husk mean?

HUSK as NOUN

Meaning
- outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
Hypernyms(s) husk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hyponym(s)
- cornhusk (what does cornhusk mean?)
- hull (what does hull mean?)
- pod (what does pod mean?)
- cod (what does cod mean?)
- seedcase (what does seedcase mean?)
- bract (what does bract mean?)
Derived(s)
- husk (what does husk mean?)
- shell (what does shell mean?)
Meaning
- material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
Synonym(s)
- chaff (what does chaff mean?)
- shuck (what does shuck mean?)
- stalk (what does stalk mean?)
- straw (what does straw mean?)
- stubble (what does stubble mean?)
Hypernyms(s) husk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- plant material (what does plant material mean?)
Hyponym(s)
- bran (what does bran mean?)
Derived(s)
- shuck (what does shuck mean?)
- husk (what does husk mean?)
- shell (what does shell mean?)

Meaning
- remove the husks from
Synonym(s)
- shell (what does shell mean?)
Usage Example(s)
- husk corn
Hypernyms(s) husk is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- remove (what does remove mean?)
- take (what does take mean?)
- take away (what does take away mean?)
- withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
Derived(s)
- shell (what does shell mean?)
- chaff (what does chaff mean?)
- husk (what does husk mean?)
- shuck (what does shuck mean?)
- stalk (what does stalk mean?)
- straw (what does straw mean?)
- stubble (what does stubble mean?)
- husk (what does husk mean?)
- denudation (what does denudation mean?)
- stripping (what does stripping mean?)
- uncovering (what does uncovering mean?)
- baring (what does baring mean?)
- husking (what does husking mean?)