chaff
Sign in to save300px|thumb|Rice chaff Chaff (; ) is dry, scale-like plant material such as the protective seed casings of cereal grains, the scale-like parts of flowers, or finely chopped straw. Chaff cannot be digested by humans, but it may be fed to livestock, ploughed into soil, or burned.
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- Etymology
- Grain chaff
- Straw chaff
- Coffee chaff
- Botany
- Metaphor
- Use
- See also
- References
300px|thumb|Rice chaff Chaff (; ) is dry, scale-like plant material such as the protective seed casings of cereal grains, the scale-like parts of flowers, or finely chopped straw. Chaff cannot be digested by humans, but it may be fed to livestock, ploughed into soil, or burned.
==Etymology==
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