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Noun Concept

Categories: Fodder, Articles with short description, All articles needing additional references, Plant morphology, Waste

chaff husk shuck stalk straw

Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds WordNet 3.0

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Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

In botany, a glume is a bract below a spikelet in the inflorescence of grasses or the flowers of sedges. Wikipedia

Chaff is the dry, scaly covering that protects the seeds of cereal grains or similar smooth, dry, scaly plant matter. Wikipedia

Part of the flower of grasses and sedges. Wikipedia Disambiguation

Dry inedible plant material. Wikipedia Disambiguation

One of a pair of inflorescence bracts that is part of a spikelet and subtends the two florets Wikidata

Protective casings of the seeds of cereal grain Wikidata

The dry bracts enclosing mature grains of wheat and some other cereal grasses, removed during threshing. OmegaWiki

The dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside. Wiktionary

Exterior of certain vegetables or fruits. Wiktionary (translation)

Something resembling the stalk of a plant, such as the stem of a quill. Wiktionary

Something resembling the stalk of a plant. Wiktionary (translation)

A coconut has a very thick husk. Wiktionary

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WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble

Wikipedia

chaff, glume

Wikidata

chaff, glume

Wiktionary

husk, stalk

OmegaWiki

chaff

Wikipedia Redirections

glumes