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   hull

   /həl/

   noun

   • 1. the outer covering of a fruit or seed, especially the pod of peas and beans, or the husk of grain.
   • ▪ the green calyx of a strawberry or raspberry.

   verb

   • 1. remove the hulls from (fruit, seeds, or grain): "first, rinse and hull the berries"

   Word Origin Old Englishhulu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch huls, German Hülse ‘husk, pod’, and German Hülle ‘covering’, also to heel3.

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