basbas : Binisaya - Cebuano to English Dictionary and Thesaurus.

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Word:

basbas [bas.bas.] :

chop of the nodes or lumps (v.); husk (v.)

Derivatives of basbas

Glosses:

husk
n. (substance)	1. chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble	material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds.
	~ bran	broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting.
	~ plant material, plant substance	material derived from plants.
n. (plant)	2. husk	outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds.
	~ sheath, case	an enveloping structure or covering enclosing an animal or plant organ or part.
	~ cornhusk	the husk of an ear of corn.
	~ hull	dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut.
	~ cod, pod, seedcase	the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves).
	~ bract	a modified leaf or leaflike part just below and protecting an inflorescence.
v. (change)	3. husk, shell	remove the husks from.; "husk corn"
	~ remove, take away, withdraw, take	remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"