husk English

Meaning husk meaning

What does husk mean?

husk

— verb remove the husks from husk corn

— noun outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds

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

Synonyms husk synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as husk?

husk English » English

shell

peel

hull

skin

chaff

bark

shuck

pod

rind

crust

straw

bran

casing

stubble

stalk

fodder

testa

slough

skim

scale

pare

investment

grind

fish

crush

cover

cornhusk

coconut husk

waste fibre

vegetables

valve

untanned pelt

tikitiki

test

supporting framework

strip off

strip

smallest grain

skim off

sheath

shave

scour

rubbish

rice husk

rice bran

pound

pot

pericarp

peeling

peel-back

Topics husk topics

What do people use husk to talk about?

Universe, creation Plant

Parts of a plant

• What words refer to the outside of a plant?
  bark burl knot hull husk shell cork
• What words refer to the seeds?
  seed acorn bean berry cone ear grain gourd kernel nut pinecone pod rosehip bran chaff cob corncob germ head of grain hull husk nutshell pod pit rind section seedcase shell skin stem stone whole(wheat)
• What are the parts of maize?
  head cob husk corn silk kernel tassel
• What are the parts of a coconut tree?
  trunk frond midrib leaf needle nut husk shell meat milk

Daily life Food Food preparation Steps in food preparation

Remove shell, skin

• What words refer to removing the shell or skin from food?
  shell skin pare peel husk

Work and occupation Agriculture Growing crops Growing grain

Growing maize

• What words refer to growing maize?
  ear husk stalk silk

Work and occupation Agriculture Growing crops Growing trees

Growing coconuts

• What words refer to growing coconuts?
  coconut husk shell copra milk dry

Work and occupation Agriculture

Process harvest

• What words refer to processing the harvest?
  process harvest shell groundnuts shell beans remove beans from pods husk corn remove leaves from maize cob remove maize from the cob dry separate bad from good