husks

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To make the resulting flour safe and digestible for humans, the outer husks and certain phenolic compounds must first be removed.

From Science Daily • Nov. 4, 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 guinea pigs, which eat grass hay, vegetables and pellets, were living off of corn husks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2025

The CO2 that emerges into the air is sucked away and then concentrated using charred coconut husks ready to be stored.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 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