Kernel(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 included in a shell, husk, or integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of Endocarp.
Kernel(n.)
- A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.
Kernel(n.)
- A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.
Kernel(n.)
- The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.
Kernel(v. i.)
- To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.