meaning of kernel
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.
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.
5. To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels.
6. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience; "the gist of the prosecutors argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the
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