unhusked
Husk still attached
Unhusked describes grain, seeds, or other plant material that still has its outer covering or husk intact.
Rice, corn, and coconuts are commonly sold unhusked in some markets, requiring the buyer to remove the protective layer before use.
We bought unhusked rice directly from the farmer.
The term is straightforward: if it hasn't been husked, it's unhusked.
Staple cereal grain
- paddyFlooded rice-growing field
- wheatCereal crop for flour
- barleyGrain for malt
- oatsCereal grain for porridge
millet · sorghum · rye · buckwheat · spelt · farro · emmer · quinoa
Outer covering or frame
- chaffProtective seed coverings
- branCereal grain husk
- shellHard outer covering
- outerFarther from the center
coating · fibrous · protective · intact · whole · layer · encased · covered
rice
Staple cereal grain
oats · millet · sorghum · rye · buckwheat · spelt · farro · emmer · quinoa · amaranth
hull
Outer covering or frame
outer · coating · fibrous · protective · intact · whole · layer · encased · covered · sheath
threshing
Extracting grain from stalks
- winnowingSeparating grain from chaff
- hullingRemoving outer covering
- millingProcessing grain mechanically
polishing · dehusking · reaping · harvesting · combine · mortar · pestle · flail · unmilled · unpolished
rough
Uneven in surface
bumpy · ridged · abrasive · prickly · uneven · tactile · scratchy · bristly