Husk (or hull) in botany is the outer shell or coating of a seed. Dungan (Дунгане is a term used in territories of the former Soviet Union to refer to a Muslim people of Chinese origin Kyrgyzstan (ˈkɻ̩gɪztɑn (AmE or /'kɝgəztan/ (BrE Kyrgyz: Кыргызстан; Russian: Киргизия or Киргизстан or Кыргызстан
It usually refers to the leafy outer covering of an ear of maize (corn) as it grows on the plant. Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica Literally, a husk or hull includes the protective outer covering of a seed, fruit or vegetable. A seed (in some plants referred to as a kernel) is a small embryonic Plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat usually with some stored The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context and the term is not synonymous in Food preparation and Biology. The term " vegetable " generally means the edible parts of Plants The definition of the word is traditional rather than Scientific, however It can also refer to the exuvia of bugs or small animals left behind after moulting. Exuvia (alternative spelling exuvium, plural exuviae) is a term used in Biology to describe the remains of an Exoskeleton that is left after Ecdysis is the Molting of the Cuticula in Arthropods and related groups ( Ecdysozoa)
Plantago-seed mucilage is often referred to as husk, or psyllium husk. Not to be confused with Cilium. For the mucilaginous health product see Psyllium seed husks.
To husk corn is to remove its inner layers leaving only the cob or seed rack of the corn. Maize (ˈmeɪz ( Zea mays L. ssp mays) known as corn in some countries is a cereal grain domesticated in Mesoamerica
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