husk vs cornhusk

husk and cornhusk both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
husk	Yes	No	Yes	No
cornhusk	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, cornhusk is a hyponym of husk; that is, cornhusk is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than husk:

Other hyponyms of husk include hull, cod, pod, seedcase, bract.

husk (noun)	cornhusk (noun)
outer membranous covering of some fruits or seeds	the husk of an ear of corn
material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

husk (verb)	cornhusk (verb)
remove the husks from