A husk was a part of a plant.
Corn and regreein wheat both had husks. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part II", VOY: "Hunters")
In 2368, Soren described the place that J'naii young were incubated in as fibrous husks, which both parents inseminated. William T. Riker failed to see how the process could be as enjoyable as sex. (TNG: "The Outcast")
In 2374, Tom Paris compared the consistency of one of Neelix's dishes to that of corn husks. (VOY: "Hunters")