husklike
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strawberrytomato — strawberry tomato n. 1. Any of several plants of the genus Physalis, as P. pubescens and P. pruinosa, of eastern North America, having yellow flowers and edible yellowish fruit enclosed in a persistent husklike calyx. 2. The fruit of this plant.… … Universalium
husk — husker, n. husklike, adj. /husk/, n. 1. the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, esp. of an ear of corn. 2. the enveloping or outer part of anything, esp. when dry or worthless. v.t. 3. to remove the husk from. [1350 1400; ME huske,… … Universalium
branny — Denoting desquamation of small husklike scales. [M.E. bran, broken coat of cereal grain] * * * bran·ny (branґe) resembling bran; rough, scaly, dry … Medical dictionary
