noun
bran
BRAN/bræn/
The outer layers of cereal grains, used as a source of dietary fiber.
The bowl holds wheat bran from the grain's thin outer layers.
Etymology
Old French bren covered grain husks as well as scurf and scales. English bran names the husk separated from flour after grinding; it also once meant dandruff flakes.
In context
increasing the amount of fiber in your diet now to increase fiber think about adding some wheat bran oats or Lin seed to your diet
More examples
- The cereal contains oat bran.
- Milling separates the bran from other parts of the grain.
- These muffins get extra fiber from bran.
Forms
bran
Similar words
- germ
- The germ is the grain's embryo; bran consists of its outer layers.