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Entry 5 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Kernel

/kẽrn'-əl/ · Ker·nel · IPA /ˈkɝ.nəl/
01 n. 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 incl…
  1. 1.
    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. See: Endocarp
    “'A were as good crack a fusty nut with no kernel” — Shak.
  2. 2.
    A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.
  3. 3.
    A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.
  4. 4.
    The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.
02 v. i. To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
imp. & p. p. Kerneled; p. pr. & vb. n. Kerneling
  1. 1.
    To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.