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kernel
('k/[@]/rn/-/l )

noun (n)

  • the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone(noun.plant)
    Example:
    Black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell.
    Synonym:
    meat
    source: wordnet30
  • a single whole grain of a cereal(noun.plant)
    Example:
    A kernel of corn.
    source: wordnet30
  • the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum
    source: wordnet30
  • The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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