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kernel Definition


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kernel
noun
    1. The inner part of a seed, eg the edible part of a nut.
    2. In cereal plants such as corn: the entire grain or seed.
    3. The important, essential part of anything.
      Thesaurus: centre, heart, essence, core, germ, gist, marrow, pith, substance.
Etymology: Anglo-Saxon cyrnel, diminutive of corn a grain.



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