the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, esp. of an ear of corn.

the enveloping or outer part of anything, esp. when dry or worthless.

to remove the husk from.

noun

core

noun

aril , bark , case , chaff , glume , hull , outside , pod , rind , shell , shuck , skin , bran , coat , covering , envelope , framework , harvest , hulk , kex , peel , scale , strip