Husk

The term husk refers to the leafy outer covering of an ear of maize (corn) as it grows on the plant. However, the literal definition includes the protective outer covering of the seeds or seed pods of many plants (e.g., coconut).

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Maize: :This article is about the cereal. For the town, see Maize, Kansas....

Seed: A seed is the ripened ovule of gymnosperm or angiosperm plants. The importance of the seed relative to more primitive forms of reproduction and dispersal is attested to by the success of these two groups of plants in dominating the landscape....