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husk

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1. husk - Noun

2. husk - Verb

3. Husk - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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husk corn Source: Internet

"A husk (klippa) was created around the brain " and this husk spread and brought out another husk, which was Lilith. Source: Internet

Certain filaments are found in that husk, whence is made cord for binding together their boats. Source: Internet

Cishan dates for common millet husk phytoliths and biomolecular components have been identified around 8300–6700 BC in storage pits along with remains of pit-houses, pottery, and stone tools related to millet cultivation. Source: Internet

Braconid and other parasitic wasps lay their eggs in lepidopteran eggs or larvae and the wasps' parasitoid larvae devour their hosts, usually pupating inside or outside the desiccated husk. Source: Internet

In modern plants, the grain is often conditioned with water before it is milled to make the husk more pliable, thus reducing breakage and improving lauter speed. Source: Internet

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