bran

English Thesaurus

1. food prepared from the husks of cereal grains (noun.food)

hypernym	:	fiber, roughage,
definition	:	coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis (noun.food)

substance holonym	:	bran,
definition	:	broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting (noun.substance)

2. broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting (noun.substance)

hypernym	:	chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble,
definition	:	material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds (noun.substance)

substance meronym	:	bran,
definition	:	food prepared from the husks of cereal grains (noun.food)