husks

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Other forms of Metarhizium are already commonly cultivated around the world on cheap materials like chicken droppings, rice husks and wheat scraps that are readily available after harvest.

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2025

It hints at the trend of hedge fund managers buying local publications to drain them until they’re husks of their former selves.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025

The company opened its production facility in March, where staff process not cacao beans but carob husks.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025

Their view is of the fire debris next door: The husks of a washing machine and dryer.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2025

The play area was bordered by wood-slat benches where old-country people sat cracking roasted watermelon seeds with their golden teeth and scattering the husks to an impatient gathering of gurgling pigeons.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan