dehusk

Strip outer covering

To dehusk is to remove the husk—the dry outer covering—from grain, seeds, or nuts.

Rice, corn, and coconuts are commonly dehusked before processing or consumption: The machine dehusks hundreds of pounds of rice per hour.

The process exposes the edible portion within.

crops

rice

Staple cereal grain

  • wheatCereal crop for flour
  • barleyGrain for malt
  • oatsCereal grain for porridge

corn · maize · millet · sorghum · buckwheat · spelt · teff · quinoa · amaranth · coconut

process

shucking

Removing outer covering

peeling · removing · separating · extracting · shelling · threshing · winnowing · sifting · cleaning · processing

byproducts

chaff

Protective seed coverings

  • hullOuter covering or frame
  • branCereal grain husk
  • strawTube for sipping

fodder · silage · fiber · mulch · biomass · bedding

tools

shucker

One who removes shells

millstone · gristmill · mortar · pestle · flail · sieve · rice-mill

Opposites
removal vs. addition of husk/covering

dehuskhusk

Dry seed covering

encase · cover · wrap · sheathe · shell

Family

dehusked, dehusking, dehusks

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G