Noun: bran bran
- Broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting
"She added bran to her muffin recipe for extra fibre"
- Food prepared from the husks of cereal grains
"She added bran to her morning cereal for extra fibre"
Derived forms: brans
Type of: chaff, fiber [US], fibre [Brit, Cdn], husk, roughage, shuck [N. Amer], stalk, straw, stubble
Encyclopedia: Bran, Charente-Maritime