n. | 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; |
2. | A single seed or grain; | |
3. | A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh. | |
4. | The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; | |
v. i. | 1. | To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels. |
Noun | 1. | kernel - the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone; "black walnut kernels are difficult to get out of the shell" Synonyms: meat |
2. | kernel - a single whole grain of a cereal; "a kernel of corn" | |
3. | kernel - the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story" Synonyms: essence, heart and soul, inwardness, nitty-gritty, gist, pith, substance, meat, nub, core, sum, center, heart, marrow |
kernel - (Note: NOT "kernal"). 1. 2. |