4
outside(noun, case, hide, covering, surface)
3
boll
3
bran
3
cornhusk
3
cortex(noun, covering)
3
sheathing(noun, case, hide, covering, surface)
2
aril(noun, case, covering)
2
armor(noun, shield, covering, shell, casing)
2
bare(adjective, withdraw, empty, strip, shed)
2
bract
2
carapace(noun, deception, case, hide, shield)
2
coating(noun, hide, skin, pelt, fur)
2
corn shuck(expression, idiom, covering)
2
covering(noun, body, shield, general, shell)
2
decorticate(verb, reveal, trim, strip, shed)
2
disrobe(verb, take)
2
flay(verb, trim, scrape, pare, excoriate)
2
glume(noun, case, covering)
2
husks
2
integument(noun, case, hide, shield, covering)
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