What is "husk"

Husk \Husk\ (h[u^]sk), n. [Prob. for hulsk, and from the same root as hull a husk. See Hull a husk.]

1. 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.

2. The supporting frame of a run of millstones.

   Husks of the prodigal son (Bot.), the pods of the carob tree. See Carob.

Husk \Husk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Husked; p. pr. & vb. n. Husking.] To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to husk Indian corn.

late 14c., huske "dry, outer skin of certain fruits and seeds," of unknown origin, perhaps from Middle Dutch huuskyn "little house, core of fruit, case," diminutive of huus "house," or from an equivalent formation in English (see house). As a verb, attested from 1560s. Related: Husked; husking.

Etymology 1 n. 1 The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside 2 Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something 3 The supporting frame of a run of millstones. vb. (context transitive English) To remove husks from. Etymology 2

vb. (context transitive English) To say huskily, to utter in a husky voice.

v. remove the husks from; "husk corn" [syn: shell]

1. n. material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds [syn: chaff, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble]

2. outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds

Husk (Paige Guthrie) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Guthrie is a superhero associated with the X-Men.

A mutant, Husk has the ability to remove one layer of skin - or "husk" - revealing an epidermis of a different composition beneath. She often changes into metal or stone form, but can shift into a variety of substances.

Husk is from a Kentucky coal mining family and is the younger sister of the X-Men's Cannonball. Unlike her brother, Husk is self-conscious of being seen as a " hick" ( Jubilee often called her 'hayseed'). As a member of the X-Men's 1990s-era junior team Generation X, she established herself as an overachiever. She later joined the X-Men.

Husk is a 2011 American horror film. It is a remake of the 1988 film Scarecrows. It stars Devon Graye, CJ Thomason, Tammin Sursok and Ben Easter. It was directed by Brett Simmons and was released as part of the After Dark Films series.

A husk is the outer shell or coating of a seed.

Husk may also refer to:

• Husk (comics), a Marvel Comics fictional character
• Husk (film), a 2011 horror film
• Husk, a disease affecting cattle caused by Dictyocaulus viviparus
• The term husk is sometimes used to describe the external shell of religion (going to places of worship, revelation, and other practices) whereas the inside 'kernel' describes the immediate and universal feeling of consciousness that religion provides believers with.
• Husk, a type of enemy soldier in Mass Effect video game series.

Husk (or hull) in botany is the outer shell or coating of a seed. It often 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 moulting.

In cooking, hull can also refer to other waste parts of fruits and vegetables, notably the cap or sepal of a strawberry.

The husk of a legume and some similar fruits is called a pod.

Plantago-seed mucilage is often referred to as husk, or psyllium husk.

Crop plants of several species have been selected that have hulless seeds, including pumpkins, oats, and barley.