bran
noun/bræn/
Frequency rank: #9,522 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
The outer husk of cereal grains, separated during milling, often eaten for dietary fiber.
Example sentence
She sprinkled some bran over her yogurt to add extra fiber to her breakfast.
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