Husk 689561 217081110 2008-06-04T15:00:13Z 217.196.232.225 {{two other uses||the [[comic book]] [[superhero]]|Husk (comics)|the [[disease]] affecting [[cattle]]|Dictyocaulus}} [[Image:E8025-Milyanfan-corn-huskers.jpg|thumb|Corn being husked in the yard of a [[Dungan people|Dungan]] farmer in [[Kyrgyzstan]]]] {{wiktionary|husk}} '''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]] {{botany-stub}} [[Category:Plant morphology]] [[cs:Pleva]] [[pl:Otręby]] [[ru:Отруби]]