Lacking outer shell
Hulless describes grains or seeds that lack the tough outer covering typically found on cereals like barley, oats, or pumpkin seeds.
The hull normally protects the seed but must be removed before eating, so hulless varieties are prized for easier processing and consumption.
Hulless barley cooks faster than regular barley.
The term appears most often in agricultural and food contexts, particularly for specialty crops bred to have this trait.
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Lacking outer shell
Hulless describes grains or seeds that lack the tough outer covering typically found on cereals like barley, oats, or pumpkin seeds.
The hull normally protects the seed but must be removed before eating, so hulless varieties are prized for easier processing and consumption.
Hulless barley cooks faster than regular barley.
The term appears most often in agricultural and food contexts, particularly for specialty crops bred to have this trait.
1. grain — barley, Grain for malt; oats (Cereal grain for porridge); naked (Wearing no garments); dehulled (Husk stripped away); whole grain · cereal · buckwheat · millet · seed · kernel · bran · endosperm · cultivar · agriculture
2. texture — smooth, Without roughness or difficulty; polished (Smooth, refined, accomplished); sleek (Smooth and elegant); glossy (Smooth and shiny); slippery · soft · unblemished · streamlined · bare · exposed · skinless · coverless · uncoated · huskless
presence of hull/outer coveringhulless ≠ hulled Outer covering removed; unhulled · encased · husked · covered · sheathed
hulled, huller, hullers
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