Husk in botany is the outer shell or coating of a seed. In the United States, the term husk often refers to the leafy outer covering of an ear of maize as it grows on the plant. Literally, a husk or hull includes the protective outer covering of a seed, fruit, or vegetable.

What does husk mean in slang?

Any form of useless, dried-up, and subsequently worthless exterior of something. His attorney was a dried-up husk of a man.

What is a husk in Britain?

noun [ C ] /hʌsk/ uk. /hʌsk/ the dry outer covering of some seeds.