Verb: shuck shúk
Usage: N. Amer
Noun: shuck shúk
Usage: N. Amer
Usage: N. Amer
Noun: shuck shúk
Usage: N. Amer
- Material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds
"The farmer used the corn shucks as mulch in his garden";
- chaff, husk, stalk, straw, stubble
Derived forms: shucked, shucks, shucking
Type of: plant material, plant substance, remove, take, take away, withdraw
Encyclopedia: Shuck