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  1. 1. 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. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh. Source: opted
  4. 4. n. The central, substantial or essential part of anything; the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. i. To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. a single whole grain of a cereal Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience Source: wordnet
  9. 9. 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. ' A were as good crack a fusty nut with no kernel Shak. 2. A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn. 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; as, the kernel of an argument. To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels. Source: webster
  10. 10. n:100 n. the inner and usually edible part of a seed or grain or nut or fruit stone n. a single whole grain of a cereal n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience Source: ecdict

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