shuck

Noun
  1. Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds (synset 114830069)
    is a type of: plant material, plant substance - material derived from plants
    subtypes: bran - broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
    same as: chaff, husk, stalk, straw, stubble
Verb
  1. Remove from the shell (synset 200198331)
    "shuck oysters"
    is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  2. Remove the shucks from (synset 200180104)
    "shuck corn"
    is a type of: remove, take, take away, withdraw - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

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