Broad Term(s):
The husk of wheat, barley, oats, or other grain, separated from the flour after grinding; in technical use, the coarsest portion of the ground husk.
"bran, n.1". OED Online. September 2016. Oxford University Press. http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/22594?rskey=mjkbZG&result=1&isAdvanced=false (accessed October 13, 2016).