Husk



GRE 蓝宝 TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 外壳; 皮, 荚
• ［英］ n. 外壳;皮, 荚 ( the dry outer covering)

Webster Collegiate

kI. noun

• Etymology: Middle English
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. a usually dry or membranous outer covering (as a pod or one composed of bracts) of various seeds and fruits (as barley and corn) ; hull; also one of the constituent parts
  • b. a carob pod
• 2.
  • a. an outer layer ; shell
  • b. an emptied shell ; remnant
  • c. a supporting framework

II. transitive verb

• Date: 1562
• to strip the husk from
• ? husker noun

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