HuskWordNet Explorer
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noun
an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part
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the husk of an ear of corn
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dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
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the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
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a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence
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material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
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material derived from plants
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broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting