husk
nounUK /hʌsk/
US /hʌsk/
The dry outer cover of some fruits and seeds.
He peeled off the husk of the coconut before eating the white inside.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The dry outer leaves that cover an ear of corn.
She removed the husks from the corn before boiling it.
3. The worthless outer part of something that is left after the useful part is gone.
Only the husk of the old building remained after the fire.
4. To remove the outer covering from something.
They husked the rice by hand in the village.