Husk
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[[Image:E8025-Milyanfan-corn-huskers.jpg|thumb|Corn being husked in the yard of a [[Dungan people|Dungan]] farmer in [[Kyrgyzstan]]]]
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'''Husk''' (or '''hull''') in botany is the outer shell or coating of a seed.
==Noun==
It usually refers to the leafy outer covering of an ear of [[maize]] (corn) as it grows on the plant. Literally, a husk or hull includes the protective outer covering of a [[seed]], [[fruit]] or [[vegetable]]. It can also refer to the [[exuvia]] of bugs or small animals left behind after [[ecdysis|moulting]].
Plantago-seed mucilage is often referred to as husk, or [[psyllium]] husk.
==Verb==
To husk corn is to remove its inner layers leaving only the [[Maize|cob]] or seed rack of the corn.
uses
1. sausages
2. fertilizers
==See also==
*[[Chaff]]
*[[Bran]]
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[[Category:Plant morphology]]
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[[ru:Отруби]]