husk
English Thesaurus
1. outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | case, sheath, |
| definition | : | an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part (noun.body) |
| hyponym | : | cornhusk, |
| definition | : | the husk of an ear of corn (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | hull, |
| definition | : | dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | cod, pod, seedcase, |
| definition | : | the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves) (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | bract, |
| definition | : | a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence (noun.plant) |
2. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds (noun.substance)
| hyponym | : | bran, |
| definition | : | broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting (noun.substance) |
3. remove the husks from (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | remove, take, take away, withdraw, |
| definition | : | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract (verb.change) |
4. outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds (noun.plant)
| derivation | : | husk, shell, |
| definition | : | remove the husks from (verb.change) |
5. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | shuck, |
| definition | : | remove the shucks from (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | husk, shell, |
| definition | : | remove the husks from (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | chafflike, chaffy, |
| definition | : | abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting of chaff (adj.pert) |
6. remove the husks from (verb.change)
| derivation | : | shell, |
| definition | : | the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts (noun.plant) |
| derivation | : | husk, |
| definition | : | outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds (noun.plant) |
| derivation | : | chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble, |
| definition | : | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds (noun.substance) |
7. outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds (noun.plant)
| derivation | : | husk, shell, |
| definition | : | remove the husks from (verb.change) |
8. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | shuck, |
| definition | : | remove the shucks from (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | husk, shell, |
| definition | : | remove the husks from (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | chafflike, chaffy, |
| definition | : | abounding in or covered with or resembling or consisting of chaff (adj.pert) |
9. remove the husks from (verb.change)
| derivation | : | shell, |
| definition | : | the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts (noun.plant) |
| derivation | : | husk, |
| definition | : | outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds (noun.plant) |
| derivation | : | chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble, |
| definition | : | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds (noun.substance) |
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