<P> The term `` seed '' also has a general meaning that antedates the above -- anything that can be sown , e.g. `` seed '' potatoes , `` seeds '' of corn or sunflower `` seeds '' . In the case of sunflower and corn `` seeds '' , what is sown is the seed enclosed in a shell or husk , whereas the potato is a tuber . </P>
<P> The term `` seed '' also has a general meaning that antedates the above -- anything that can be sown , e.g. `` seed '' potatoes , `` seeds '' of corn or sunflower `` seeds '' . In the case of sunflower and corn `` seeds '' , what is sown is the seed enclosed in a shell or husk , whereas the potato is a tuber . </P>
what is the outer shell of a seed called
what is the outer shell of a seed called
husk
husk