husk

v. remove the outer covering of seeds or fruits

n. dry outer covering of seeds and fruits; chaff; dry and worthless outer covering; framework that serves as a support

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Noun
1. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
(synonym) chaff, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble
(hypernym) plant material
(hyponym) bran
(derivation) shell
2. outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
(hypernym) sheath, case
(hyponym) cornhusk
(derivation) shell

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Verb
1. remove the husks from; "husk corn"
(synonym) shell
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(derivation) chaff, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble

n. slupka; skořápka; pleva

Rzecz. łupina; łuska

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

(n.)
The supporting frame of a run of millstones.
  

(n.)
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.