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husks
 
Noun husk has 2 senses
  1. chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble - material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
    --1 is a kind of plant material
    --1 has particulars: bran
    Derived form: verb husk1
  2. husk - outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds
    --2 is a kind of     sheath, case
    --2 has particulars: cornhusk; hull; pod, cod, seedcase; bract
    Derived form: verb husk1
Verb husk has 1 sense
  1. husk, shell - remove the husks from; "husk corn"
    --1 is one way to remove, take, take away, withdraw
    Derived forms: noun husk1, noun husk2, noun husking1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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