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husk

(h/@/sk )

material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds(noun.substance)

Synonym:
chaff, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble

source: wordnet30
outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds(noun.plant)

source: wordnet30
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.(noun)

source: webster1913

remove the husks from(verb.change)

Example:
Husk corn.

Synonym:
shell

source: wordnet30
To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.(verb)

source: webster1913

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