Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bran

2 senses of bran

Sense 1
bran -- (broken husks of the seeds of cereal grains that are separated from the flour by sifting)
       => chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble -- (material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds)

Sense 2
bran -- (food prepared from the husks of cereal grains)
       => roughage, fiber -- (coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis)