hull
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4.2
- noun
- /hʌl/
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- Both products were found in the fibrous hull that forms the kernel's outermost layer, and both are moving closer to the marketplace.
- rice hulls
- seed hulls
Examples
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The tightly bound hull also gets in the way of the rapid germination of newly planted seeds.
Academic text (1994) -
The Louisiana ethanol plant will run on bagasse and rice hulls and could include sawdust in the future.
Academic text (1998) -
Look at the skin of the hull.
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The hull is some kind of woody substance, ma'am.
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Pinkeye Purple Hull is a purple hull type that has a pink eye at the time of harvest.
Blog text (22) -
As I climbed the steps to the back porch, my Nikes crunched hulls of seed tossed out for birds.
Fiction book (1999) -
His hands are covered with scrapes and cuts, and the chestnut hulls bleed a juice that has dyed them a bright yellow.
Fiction book (1993) -
The device drives seeds against a slanted surface with compressed air to shatter the hulls.
Academic text (1994) -
Other amendments include manure, paper, coal or wood ash, peanut hulls, and cotton gin and almond residuals.
Academic text (1996) -
When we ate the berries, we removed the hull to enjoy the sweet fruit inside.
Synonyms
92
1.0
The thin outer part of a fruit or vegetable
54
1.8
A hard outer shell that protects the inside of a nut
27
3.2
The dry outer covering of a seed or grain that you remove before you eat it
An outer covering of a seed that protects the young plant inside
The outer skin of a fruit like a peach or grape
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hull for the outer part of a seed or fruit also comes from the old word hulu, meaning 'cover' or 'husk', so a hull is like the 'shell' you take off before eating.