husk

     

Husk (or hull) in botany is the outer shell or coating of a see.

Trivia about husk

  • Jacket for corn(4)
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew cracks a nut in Molokia, HI.) The outer covering of a macadamia nut is called this; perhaps from Middle English for "house", it covers the shell, which you crack with a hammer, then enjoy