| Kernel (kernel) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Ker"nel |
| [OE. kernel,
kirnel, curnel, AS. cyrnel, fr. corn
grain. See Corn, and cf. Kern to harden.] |
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.
A single seed or grain; as, a
kernel of corn.
A small mass around which other matter is
concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the
flesh.
The central, substantial or essential part
of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an
argument.
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| Kernel (kernel) |
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| v. i. | |
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| Ker"nel |
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To
harden or ripen into kernels] to produce kernels.
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