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	hull huevos rancheros huile huitlacoche hull Hunan cuisine Hungarian cherry pepper Hungarian wax chile Definition: n. 1. The outer (usually fibrous) covering of a fruit or seed--also called husk or shell. 2. The attached, leafy calyx of some fruits, such as the strawberry. hull v. To prepare a food for eating by removing the outer covering or, as in the case of strawberries, the leafy portion at the top. See also schuck. --Copyright (c) 1995 by Barron's Educational Series, from The New Food Lover's Companion, Second Edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst
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